Research Article
The Utility of Routine Ultrasound Imaging after Elective Transplant Ureteric Stent Removal
Table 3
Clinical outcomes following routine and urgent USS after elective stent removal.
| | Outcome | Routine PSRGU () | Urgent PSRGU for rise in serum creatinine () | Urgent PSRGU for reason other than rise in serum creatinine () |
| | No change in management (%) | 210 (94.6) | 42 (80.8) | 19 (70.4) | | Repeat imaging or more intensive monitoring, but no ureteric intervention (%) | 3 (1.4) | 5 (9.6) | 1 (3.7) | | Invasive intervention for suspected MUC (%) | 1 (0.5) | 4 (7.7) | 0 (0) | | Further investigation or intervention for incidental findings (%) | 8 (3.6) | 1 (1.9) | 7 (25.9) |
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Defined as nephrostomy, urethral catheter reinsertion for MUC, stent reinsertion, or ureteric surgery.
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