Publications by authors named "Sabby Dias"
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- - The study investigates the complications and risks associated with indwelling ureteral stents left in place for over six months, which can lead to issues like stent migration and renal function loss.
- - Out of 114 patients analyzed, common symptoms included abdominal pain and dysuria, with a notable 7.9% experiencing permanent renal damage, often due to poor patient compliance and misunderstandings about stent duration.
- - Implementing a "three steps" prevention check significantly reduced the incidence of retained stents from 1.1% to 0.5%, highlighting the importance of timely follow-up and patient education for stent management.
Introduction And Hypothesis: Female urethral defects are rare, congenital defects being more uncommon than acquired, and difficult to manage. Most female urethral defects are associated with incontinence or acute urinary retention. There is a lack of standard protocol-based management of female urethral defects because of limited experience.
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