Surgery WorkshopOffice stent placement under local anesthesia is a safe and efficient procedure for the management of multiple ureteral disordersLa colocación de catéteres doble J con anestesia local en régimen ambulatorio es un procedimiento seguro y eficiente para el manejo de distintas patologías ureterales☆
Introduction
Ureteral stent placement has been an important therapeutic tool in the treatment of upper urinary tract obstruction since its first description in 1967.1 It is mainly used for the management of acute obstruction due to impacted stones in the emergency setting but also for the treatment of ureteral strictures or fistulas, extrinsic compression of the ureter, as well as prophylactic ureteral localization for gynecological or colorectal surgeries.
Traditionally, ureteral stent placement has been performed with rigid cystoscopes under general anesthesia. Recent advances in technology and the development of fiberoptic flexible cystoscopes have made possible the insertion of ureteral stents through the working channel.2 Although ureteral stent placement under local anesthesia had been previously described,3 this method has not reached widespread acceptance within the urological community. It has been demonstrated that flexible cystoscopy is a well-tolerated procedure that can be safely performed with intraurethral lidocaine gel, with plain lubrication, or even without lubricant instillation.4, 5 The possibility of performing this procedure under local anesthesia in the outpatient clinic could free operating room time and inpatient/day-case beds, reduce costs, and minimize side effects of general anesthesia.6
The objective of the present study was to assess the feasibility and outcomes of office stent placement with flexible cystoscopy under local anesthesia for the urinary tract decompression in patients with stones, extrinsic compression of the ureter, ureteral fistulas and strictures, or for abdominopelvic surgery ureter localization.
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Materials & methods
A retrospective revision of 45 consecutive ureteral stents placed under local anesthesia in the outpatient clinic from January 2015 to July 2016 was conducted. The study was done in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration. The procedures were performed by one senior urologist. Inclusion criteria were hemodynamically stable patients with the ability to cooperate during the procedure and affected by upper urinary tract obstruction (stone, ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction, ureteral
Results
A total of 45 procedures were attempted in 37 patients, of which 40 (89%) were successful. There were 10 male (27%) and 27 female patients (73%) with a mean age of 58.6 years old (±17.5). Demographic and clinical data are listed in Table 1. Stents were primary placed in 33 patients (73.3%) and replaced in 12 (26.7%). The main indications for stent placement were stones (37.8%), extrinsic compression of the ureter (28.9%), and for abdominopelvic surgery ureter localization (22.2%).
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Discussion
In this retrospective study, we demonstrated that ureteral stent placement under local anesthesia is a safe and efficacious procedure for the management of different disorders involving the ureter.
Ureteral stent placement is one of the most common procedures in the urological practice and can be used as a temporal or permanent method of urinary decompression. It is mainly used for the treatment of ureteral obstructions, fistulas, and for abdominopelvic surgery ureter localization. Despite the
Financial disclosures
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Conflict of interest
The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank you the nursing staff in the Urology Outpatient Clinic of Hospital Clinic of Barcelona for their assistance.
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Please cite this article as: Carrion A, D’Anna M, Costa-Grau M, Luque P, García-Cruz E, Franco A, et al. La colocación de catéteres doble J con anestesia local en régimen ambulatorio es un procedimiento seguro y eficiente para el manejo de distintas patologías ureterales. Actas Urol Esp. 2018;42:126–132.