Outcome Analysis and Cost Comparison Between Externalized Pyeloureteral and Standard Stents in 470 Consecutive Open Pyeloplasties

PURPOSE: Despite the widespread use of ureteral stents for pyeloplasty by pediatric urologists there is ongoing controversy regarding the most advantageous type of transanastomotic drainage. We compared patients who underwent placement of an externalized pyeloureteral Salle intraoperative pyeloplasty stent (Cook Urological, Spencer, Indiana) to those who had a standard Double-J ureteral stent placed to assess the benefits, drawbacks and costs …