Biomaterial Database

Permanent percutaneous antegrade ureteral stent placement without transurethral assistance. 1979

M J Mazer, and R F LeVeen, and J E Call, and G Wolf, and H A Baltaxe

A simple, one-step, permanent, percutaneous, antegrade insertion of a ureteral stent is described, utilizing a double, pigtail catheter. No transurethral assistance is necessary. The advantages of this simplified technique are presented, and the necessary prerequisites for its application are discussed.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007682	Kidney Pelvis	The flattened, funnel-shaped expansion connecting the URETER to the KIDNEY CALICES.	Renal Pelvis,Pelvis, Kidney,Pelvis, Renal
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D002408	Catheters, Indwelling	Catheters designed to be left within an organ or passage for an extended period of time.	Implantable Catheters,In-Dwelling Catheters,Catheter, In-Dwelling,Catheter, Indwelling,Catheters, In-Dwelling,In Dwelling Catheters,In-Dwelling Catheter,Indwelling Catheter,Indwelling Catheters
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014517	Ureteral Obstruction	Blockage in any part of the URETER causing obstruction of urine flow from the kidney to the URINARY BLADDER. The obstruction may be congenital, acquired, unilateral, bilateral, complete, partial, acute, or chronic. Depending on the degree and duration of the obstruction, clinical features vary greatly such as HYDRONEPHROSIS and obstructive nephropathy.	Obstruction, Ureteral,Obstructions, Ureteral,Ureteral Obstructions
D014546	Urinary Catheterization	Passage of a CATHETER into the URINARY BLADDER or kidney.	Catheterization, Ureteral,Catheterization, Urethral,Catheterization, Urinary,Foley Catheterization,Ureteral Catheterization,Urethral Catheterization,Catheterization, Foley,Catheterizations, Ureteral,Catheterizations, Urethral,Catheterizations, Urinary,Ureteral Catheterizations,Urethral Catheterizations,Urinary Catheterizations