[Recanalization of uretero-intestinal anastomoses]

The authors present their own experience related to application of the metallic stents in treatment of ureteroenteric strictures. Over the period of approximately 3 years, we have implanted them in 27 patients (28 strictures). Due to the unsatisfactory therapeutic effects of the repeated balloon catheter dilatations and catheter prostheses the further course of treatment included placement of the metallic Strecker stents of 4-8 cm in length and 6-8 mm in diameter. Six months after the procedure, 58% of the procedures were assessed as satisfactory. After one year, 12 out of 28 were clinically efficient at long-term. The achieved effects were significantly better in comparison to older generation interventional radiology methods.