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ReviewSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2022

Quality of life with tandem ureteral stents compared to percutaneous nephrostomy for malignant ureteral obstruction.

Asaf Shvero, Miki Haifler, Husny Mahmud, Zohar Dotan, Harry Winkler, Nir Kleinmann

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Review in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Asaf Shvero *Department of Urology, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel. asaf.shvero@sheba.health.gov.il.
Miki Haifler *Department of Urology, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel.
Husny MahmudDepartment of Urology, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel.
Zohar DotanDepartment of Urology, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel.
Harry WinklerDepartment of Urology, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel.
Nir KleinmannDepartment of Urology, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel.
Tel Aviv University · ILSheba Medical Center · IL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeMalignant ureteral obstruction (MUO) is treated with kidney decompression by a percutaneous nephrostomy (PCN) or internal ureteral stents. The objective of this study was to compare quality of life (QoL) with a PCN compared to tandem ureteral stents (TUS) in cases of MUO.

methodsWe reviewed the medical records of patients with MUO who were treated by PCN/TUS in our institution between June 2019 and May 2020. Patients were asked to fill out a QoL questionnaire, a tube-symptoms questionnaire, report a general health scale, and asked for a drain preference if they had experience with both drains. Scores of both groups were compared and predictors of all QoL and tube-symptoms measures were searched using multivariate analysis.

resultsSeventy-four patients with a PCN and 30 with TUS were included in the study. No statistically significant difference was found in all QoL and tube-symptoms measurements between the two drains. Type of drain was not found to be a predictor of QoL or tube-related symptoms. Eighty-four percent of patients (11/13) who have experience with both types of drains preferred TUS.

conclusionTUS and PCN for relief of MUO have a negative and similar effect on various areas of QoL and urinary symptoms. Most patients who had experience with both types of drains preferred TUS over PCN. In this patient population with a grim prognosis, this negative effect must be communicated to patients, and calculated against the potential benefits of drainage.

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Nephrostomy, PercutaneousUreteral ObstructionHumansProspective StudiesQuality of LifeRetrospective StudiesStentsLower urinary tract symptomsPercutaneous nephrostomyQuality of lifeStentsUreteral obstruction

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