OBJECTIVE: To determine the incidence of urinary tract infection in those patients that we have used an ureteral double-J stent as internal diversion after urological procedures.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: We reviewed all the medical records of patients who had a ureteral double-J stent after a urological procedure from August 2007 to May 2013. We have analyzed the following data: age, gender, type of prophylaxis, incidence of urinary tract infection (UTI), days of internal diversion with double-J stent, surgical procedure, bacterial characteristics, bacterial sensibility to antibiotics and UTI treatment.
RESULTS: We have used 73 double-J stents as ureteral internal diversion in 67 patients with a mean age of 44.73±57.23. Surgical procedures were 50 laparoscopic Anderson-Hynes pyeloplasties in 49 patients, and 20 high-pressure balloon dilatation of the ureterovesical junction to treat primary obstructive megaureter in 15 patients; and 3 patients with ureterovesical obstruction after endoscopic treatment of vesicoureteral reflux. Forty three stents showed a bacterial colonization in cultures. Pseudomona aeruginosa was present in 9 (20.9%) stents. Only in 12 stents, bacterial colonization was sensible to antibiotic prophylaxis. Stent colonization was higher in boys and younger patients. Four patients had a febrile UTI. Incidence of UTI in younger patients that underwent HBPD of UVJ is higher.
CONCLUSION: Bacterial colonization is frequent in double-J stents but the incidence of UTI is low. Double-J colonization is higher in younger patients. Patients that underwent HPBD have a higher risk of UTI related with ureteral double J stent.
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García-Aparicio L, Blázquez-Gómez E, Martin O, Krauel L, de Haro I, Rodó J. Are you the author?
Sección de Urología Pediátrica, Servicio de Cirugía Pediátrica, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, España; Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, España; Servicio de Cirugía Pediátrica, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, España.
Reference: Actas Urol Esp. 2014 Jun 18. pii: S0210-4806(14)00170-3.
doi: 10.1016/j.acuro.2014.04.008
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 24954842
Article in English, Spanish.
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