Shafi Wajahat, Ghulam Rasool, Mir Alam Jan.
The Frequency of Various Complications of Indwelling Ureteric Stents in a Tertiary Care Centre of KPK.
Ophthalmol Update Jan ;16(1):523-7.

Objectives: To determine the frequency of various complications of indwelling ureteric stents. Materials & Methods: It is a hospital based, non-probability consecutive, cross sectional study in the OPD of Urology Department, Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar from 5 Aug` 13 to 5 Aug` 14. 166 patients were enrolled during the study. Results: In all patients where ureteral stenting was done were studied. Majority of the patients were male 90, female 76. Double-J stents (DJS) was done for obstructive uropathy. The most common cause of obs. uropathy was stone disease. Complications like flank supra-pubic pain , dysuria, haematuria sec. stone formation, stent encrustation and displacement were seen in 13.8%, 13.2%, 9%, 7.8%, 5%, and 4.2 respectively. Conclusion: It is concluded from our study that although ureteral stenting is an easy, effective and lifesaving procedure but is not free of complications. Certain precautions and guidelines should be observed.

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