Seamless post-operative removal of JJ stents in the paediatric population: Securing the JJ stent to the tip of the urethral balloon catheter avoids a further operation.
In children, removal of a post-procedural JJ stent requires a further cystoscopy under general anaesthetic. We describe securing the distal end of the ureteric stent to the tip of a balloon catheter at the end of the primary procedure. Once post-operative oedema has subsided, the stent is removed seamlessly in tandem with the balloon catheter. This can be done on the ward by nursing staff without the need for general anaesthesia or sedation. Our experience in the first 10 successive patients (aged 1.6-16.3 years) demonstrates this technique to be safe, easy to learn and well tolerated.