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- Title
Evaluation of Renal Function and Stent Durability Following Resonance Stent Placement for Benign Disease.
- Authors
Bhatt, Rohit; Vo, Kelvin; Cumpanas, Andrei D.; Morgan, Kalon L.; Shin, Andrew; Ali, Sohrab N.; Rojhani, Allen; Peta, Akhil; Brevik, Andrew; Tano, Zachary E.; Jiang, Pengbo; Patel, Roshan M.; Clayman, Ralph V.; Landman, Jaime
- Abstract
Introduction: The metal-based Resonance stent (RS) has traditionally been placed in patients with malignant ureteral obstruction; as such, the long-term utility of RS among patients with benign ureteral obstruction (BUO) remains underinvestigated. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed our database for patients with BUO who underwent RS placement between 2010 and 2020. The impact of chronic RS placement on renal function was evaluated by estimated serum creatinine-based glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), furosemide renal scan, and CT-based renal parenchymal volume measurement. The number of and reason for RS stent exchanges during the follow-up period, incidence of encrustation, and the average indwell time were recorded. A cost analysis of placing the RS vs a polymeric stent was performed. Results: Among 43 RS patients with BUO, at a mean follow-up of 26 months, there was no change in eGFR (p = 0.99), parenchymal volume (p = 0.44), or split renal function of the stent-bearing side on renal scan (p = 0.48). The mean RS indwell time was 9.7 months. Eleven patients (26%) underwent premature stent replacement (6 cases) or removal (5 cases). Stents in 9 patients (32%) were encrusted, of which 4 (44%) required laser lithotripsy. Overall, 25 patients (58%) and 12 patients (28%) had a mean stent indwell time of ≥6 months and ≥12 months, respectively. Placing an RS resulted in a 52%, 37%, and 5.6% cost reduction compared with a regular polymeric stent placement, where it was exchanged every 6, 4, or 3 months, respectively. Conclusions: RS deployment in the patient with a BUO results in cost-effective maintenance of renal function and of renal parenchymal volume at a mean follow-up of 2 years; however, only 28% of patients fulfilled the 1-year criterion for RS indwell time.
- Subjects
KIDNEY physiology; KIDNEY diseases; URETERIC obstruction; LASER lithotripsy; GLOMERULAR filtration rate; RESONANCE
- Publication
Journal of Endourology, 2023, Vol 37, Issue 9, p1049
- ISSN
0892-7790
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1089/end.2022.0822