Prophylactic Ureteral Stent Placement vs No Ureteral Stent Placement During Open Colectomy

JAMA Surg. 2018 Jan 1;153(1):87-90. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2017.3477.

Abstract

This cohort study compares the outcomes of open colectomy with ureteral stenting with the outcomes of open colectomy without ureteral stenting.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Cohort Studies
  • Colectomy*
  • Female
  • Hospital Mortality
  • Humans
  • Iatrogenic Disease / prevention & control*
  • Length of Stay
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Operative Time
  • Postoperative Complications / prevention & control*
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Stents*
  • Ureter* / injuries
  • Ureteral Diseases / prevention & control*