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Ureteral Stent Related Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms- A Comparative Study

NCT05598710 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2023-11-13

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Pigtails are inserted to relieve of pelviureteral system independent of the underlying cause. Pain, Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS), hematuria and fever can be some of the early complications after their insertion..More than 80% of the patients mention significant amount of pain limiting their daily activities while 78% mentions LUTS.

The local irritation from the pigtail in the kidney and the ureterovesical junction, the urine reflux through the pigtail, length and size of the pigtail are some of the factors that account for the Ureteral Stent Related Symptoms (USRS) .Important role also has the length of remaining pigtail within the bladder as well as the drainage capacity,the lack of elasticity and the migration within the bladder of the pigtail .Aim of this study is to correlate the physical properties of the pigtail (length,size) with the complications after the insertion.

Conditions

  • Ureteral Stent-Related Symptom

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Pigtail Insertion

Pigtail is inserted for any reason of ureteral obstruction except for malignant

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
100 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-09-01
Primary Completion
2023-09-15
Completion
2023-09-15

Countries

  • Greece

Study Locations

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