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[Prospective evaluation of pain associated with indwelling JJ stents following ureterorenoscopic lithotripsy].

AbstractAIM:
Routine placement of JJ ure teric stents, following uncomplicated endoscopic removal of a ureteral stone, still remains debatable. Indwelling JJ stents are not without any risks. They often can cause marked discomfort, or even pain. The aim of this study was to prospectively evaluate patient's perceived pain due to renal colic and indwelling JJ stent left following ure terorenoscopic lithotripsy (URSL).
MATERIAL AND METHODS:
54 patients with colicky pain due to distal ureteric stone, and who underwent uncompli cated ureterorenoscopic lithotripsy, were included in the study. Follow ing URSL, patients were randomly selected to have either JJ stent left in situ (Group I), or remain without a stent (Group II). Among all study par ticipants levels of pain prior, as well as 14 days after the procedure were evalu ated with the use of a visual analogue pain scale.
RESULTS:
Pain perception at the time of colic did not vary between men and women (6.30 +/- 1.33 and 6.38 +/- 1.11, respectively, p=0.293). Similarly, no differences in perceived pain were noted 14 days following URSL. Mean pain score in patients with indwelling JJ stent was 2.12 +/- 1.23 as compared to 2.15 +/- 0.67 in those without it (p=0.148).
CONCLUSIONS:
No increase in pain levels due to indwelling JJ stent could be observed. Further research to allow for better assessment of discomfort and pain caused by an indwelling JJ stent on a larger cohort, and which could also discriminate patients' psy chosomatic symptoms, is needed.
AuthorsPrzemysław Dudek, Tomasz Gołabek, Jarosław Jaskulski, Paweł Orłowski, Jakub Bukowczan, Tomasz Szopiński, Piotr Chłosta
JournalPrzeglad lekarski (Przegl Lek) Vol. 70 Issue 11 Pg. 936-8 ( 2013) ISSN: 0033-2240 [Print] Poland
Vernacular TitleProspektywna ocena dolegliwosci bólowych zwiazanych z pozostawieniem cewników JJ po ureterorenoskopii z litotrypsja.
PMID24697033 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)
Topics
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lithotripsy (adverse effects)
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pain (classification, etiology)
  • Pain Measurement
  • Prospective Studies
  • Renal Colic (diagnosis, etiology)
  • Stents (adverse effects)
  • Ureteral Calculi (therapy)
  • Young Adult

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