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| Year : 2023 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 70-74 |
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Self-removing antegrade tethered ureteric stents after tubeless percutaneous nephrolithotomy in the COVID-19 era: A prospective study from a university teaching hospital
Bathi Sourabh Reddy1, Mayank Kulshreshtha2, Suraj Jayadeva Reddy1, Sunil Pillai1, Arun Chawla1, Milap Shah1, Bhaskar K Somani3, Sanket Kankaria1
1 Department of Urology and Renal Transplant, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India
2 Department of Urology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India
3 Department of Urology, University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust, Southampton, UK
Correspondence Address:
Arun Chawla
Department of Urology and Renal Transplant, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/UROS.UROS_46_22
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Purpose: To assess the safety and efficacy of self-removing antegrade tethered stents after percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Materials and Methods: Instead of routine placement of double-J stent which requires endoscopic removal, a tethered antegrade stent after tubeless PNL as an exit strategy followed by self-removal can obviate the need of early postoperative revisit. A prospective observational study in a university teaching hospital was conducted during the lockdown period from May 2021–June 2021 with the use of antegrade tethered stent in 30 patients and we studied the complications associated with it. Results: The average stone size among the patients was 2.4 cm (1.2–4.9). Postoperative visual analog scale (VAS) till the time of stent removal was 30.8 + 4.4 mm while the VAS at stent removal was 26.6 + 3.8 mm. None of the patients had urine leak or hemorrhage from the site of percutaneous access after self-removal of stent. Two (6.66 percent) patients had grade I and grade II modified Clavien–Dindo complication. The mean score of satisfaction with life scale (SWLS) Questionnaire was 31 (34–27). The present study demonstrates that tubeless PNL with antegrade tethered stent has the advantages of avoiding hospital visits for stent removal during COVID-19. Conclusion: The use of an antegrade threaded stent is safe, culminating in minimal morbidity and patient distress, and greater overall patient satisfaction.
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