New Stent Technologies

Pieter Janssen; Thomas Tailly

doi:10.1016/j.ucl.2021.08.004

New Stent Technologies

Urol Clin North Am. 2022 Feb;49(1):185-196. doi: 10.1016/j.ucl.2021.08.004. Epub 2021 Oct 23.

Authors

Pieter Janssen¹, Thomas Tailly²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Urology, University Hospital Ghent, Corneel Heymanslaan 10, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
² Department of Urology, University Hospital Ghent, Corneel Heymanslaan 10, 9000 Ghent, Belgium. Electronic address: Thomas.tailly@uzgent.be.

PMID: 34776051
DOI: 10.1016/j.ucl.2021.08.004

Abstract

Ureteral stents are an indispensable part of any (endo-) urologic practice. Despite the widely demonstrated advantages of stents, they also carry a considerable risk of side effects and complications, such as urinary symptoms, pain, hematuria, decreased quality of life, stent-related infection, and encrustation. Multiple pathways in preventing or mitigating these side effects and complications and improving stent efficacy have been and are being investigated, including stent architecture and design, biomaterials, and coatings. This article provides an update on currently researched and available stents as well as future perspectives.

Keywords: Biofilm; Biomaterial; Coating; Encrustation; Ureteral stent.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Absorbable Implants
Biocompatible Materials
Biofilms*
Drainage / instrumentation
Equipment Design*
Humans
Silicones
Stents* / adverse effects
Ureter
Ureteroscopy / adverse effects

Substances

Biocompatible Materials
Silicones