Post operative complications of double-J ureteral stenting: a prospective study

Abstract

Background: Placement of indwelling ureteral stents has become routine in the management of variety of urinary tract infections. Despite the advances and technology, the ideal stent is not available yet. A double-J stent is never without potential complications which may be minor in form of hematuria, dysuria, frequency, flank and suprapubic pain to major complications such as vesicoureteric reflux, migration, malposition, encrustation, stent fracture etc.Methods: One hundred urological patients who had undergone double-J ureteral stenting attending surgery department were taken. Patients were subjected to detailed history and clinical examination and other routine investigations and symptoms of any complications were recorded starting at the time of placement of double-J ureteral stent till its removal.Results: Majority of the patients in our study had only minor complications related to double-J ureteral stenting like flank or suprapubic pain, dysuria, hematuria and urgency which were managed conservatively. Major complication like stent migration was seen only in 1 patient which was managed with removal of stent.Conclusions: At the end of study, we concluded that double-J stents have become an essential part of many endourological and open urological procedures and their use cannot be completely avoided.