Application of memory metallic stents to urinary tract disorders in pediatric patients |
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Authors: | Kamata Shinkichi Usui Noriaki Kamiyama Masafumi Yoneda Akihiro Tazuke Yuko Ooue Takaharu |
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Institution: | Department of Pediatric Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka 565-0871, Japan |
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Abstract: | The use of memory metallic stents for the urinary tract in pediatric patients has not been reported. The authors report on 2 patients with urinary tract disorders who were successfully treated with a memory metallic stent. A thermoexpandable, nickel-titanium alloy stent was placed at the urethroureteral junction of a 4-year-old boy with ureteral stenosis associated with cloacal exstrophy for 18 months and at the urethra of a 2-year-old girl with ischuria after a repair of cloacal anomaly for 6 months. Temporary insertion of a memory metallic stent is a safe and effective alternative for organic stricture or functional obstruction of the urinary tract in pediatric patients. |
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Keywords: | Memory metallic stent Ureteral stenosis Neurogenic bladder |
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