Permanent percutaneous antegrade ureteral stent placement without transurethral assistance
Mazer, M.J.; LeVeen, R.F.; Call, J.E.; Wolf, G.; Baltaxe, H.A.
Urology 14(4): 413-419
1979
ISSN/ISBN: 0090-4295 PMID: 494476 DOI: 10.1016/0090-4295(79)90095-5
Accession: 040947983
A simple, one-step, permanent, percutaneous, antegrade insertion of a ureteral stent is described, utilizing a double, pigtail catheter. No transurethral assistance is necessary. The advantages of this simplified technique are presented, and the necessary prerequisites for its application are discussed.