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European urology guidelines

Stones Obstruction/Infection When possible, stents Outpatient (unless
can be placed at the concurrent infection)

bedside to spare a

ventilator

Ureteral stent insertion Nephrostomy tubes can
be placed under local

anesthesia, sparing a

ventilator

Consideration for awake, If neither option is

bedside ureteral stent possible, an obstructed

placement under local or infected upper tract is
anesthesia an emergency requiring

intervention

Consideration for
nephrostomy tube

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