Indications and complications of double J Stents: A comprehensive review

Abstract

Objectives: To describe the different complications of the JJ catheter, and to determine the association between the duration of implantation and the occurrence of complications. Patients and methods: Retrospective descriptive study of 37 cases of patients with complicated ureteral stents collected from January 2016 to April 2017; Results: The average duration of implantation was 7months and 10d, 37 patients (mean age 41. 5) were included: 26 men and 11 women, the most frequent complication was encrusted JJ (70.2%), followed by urinary tract infection (21.6%), an endo-urological treatment was chosen in first intention and consisted in the extraction of the double J catheter under cystoscopy (with recourse to an endolithotomy in case of encrusted JJ), allowing to obtain a very good results.