Stent Omission after Ureteroscopy and Lithotripsy (SOUL) in the Michigan Urological Surgery Improvement Collaborative (MUSIC): study protocol for a pragmatic prospective combined randomized and observational clinical trial

Stent Omission after Ureteroscopy and Lithotripsy (SOUL) in the Michigan Urological Surgery Improvement Collaborative (MUSIC): study protocol for a pragmatic prospective combined randomized and observational clinical trial

Abstract Background Ureteral stents are placed by urologists to ensure ureteral patency in the postoperative period following ureteroscopy to treat kidney stones, with the goal to reduce complications. However, ureteral stents themselves cause pain and urinary symptoms in many patients that can lead...

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Main Authors: Russell E. N. Becker, Stephanie Daignault-Newton, Elaina Shoemaker, Dennis Sitek, Jennifer M. Thelus, Sabrina Clark, Adam Martin-Schwarze, Catherine Spino, Noelle E. Carlozzi, William J. Meurer, Anne E. Sales, Casey A. Dauw, Khurshid R. Ghani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-12-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Kidney stones
Nephrolithiasis
Lithotripsy
Ureteroscopy
Ureteral stents
Surgical decision-making
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-024-08587-8
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