STENTS
Stent-associated Symptoms After Two-stage Ureteroscopy: Results From STENTS
Authors: Wong DG, Harper JD, Maalouf NM, Vetter J, Al-Khalidi HR, Lai HH, Johnson BA, Scales CD, Kirkali Z, Desai AC; USDRN Investigators.
Citation: Urology. 2026 Mar;209:25-29. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2025.11.228. Epub 2025 Nov 12. PMID: 41237969; PMCID: PMC12947110.
Postoperative Symptom Severity and Time Course After Bilateral Ureteroscopy With Stents: Results From the Study to Enhance Understanding of Stent-associated Symptoms (STENTS)
Authors: Desai AC, Harper JD, Maalouf NM, Henry Lai HH, Scales CD Jr, Yang H, Tasian GE, McCune RD, Al-Khalidi HR, Kirkali Z, Wessells H, Antonelli JA.
Citation: Urology. 2026 Jan;207:37-44. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2025.08.057. Epub 2025 Sep 10. PMID: 40939999; PMCID: PMC12506927.
Unplanned Health Care Utilization after Ureteroscopy with Ureteral Stenting: Results from the Study to Enhance Understanding of Stent-Associated Symptoms Cohort
Authors: Johnson BA, Harper JD, Liu YL, Al-Khalidi HR, Kominsky HD, McCune RD, Desai AC, Kirkali Z, Scales CD Jr, Maalouf NM; USDRN Investigators.
Citation: J Endourol. 2025 Aug;39(8):788-793. doi: 10.1089/end.2024.0805. Epub 2025 Jun 16. PMID: 40518971; PMCID: PMC12411088.
Pain location after ureteroscopy differs based on sex and stone location: results from STENTS
Authors: Rabley AK, Maalouf NM, Yang H, Scales CD Jr, Desai AC, Reese PP, Lai HH, Curatolo M, Kirkali Z, Al-Khalidi HR, Piskator B, McCune R, Sweet RM, Sorensen MD, Harper JD; USDRN Investigators
Citation: BJU Int. 2025 Jun 28. doi: 10.1111/bju.16839. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40579913
Development of Prediction Models for Severe Pain and Urinary Symptoms After Ureteroscopy With Ureteral Stent Placement: Results From the STENTS Study and Initial Validation of Pain Interference
Authors: Tasian GE, Harper JD, Al-Khalidi HR, Yang H, Maalouf NM, Curatolo M, Lai HH, Desai A, Antonelli JA, Huang J, Ziemba JB, Wessells H, Kirkali Z, Scales CD Jr, Reese PP.
Citation: J Urol. 2025 Apr;213(4):475-484. doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000004370. Epub 2024 Dec 9. PMID: 39653015; PMCID: PMC11888894.
Contribution of Hypersensitivity to Postureteroscopy Ureteral Stent Pain: Findings From Study to Enhance Understanding of Stent-associated Symptoms
Authors: Lai HHH, Yang H, Tasian GE, Harper JD, Desai AC, McCune RD, Kirkali Z, Al-Khalidi HR, Scales CD and Jr, Curatolo M; NIDDK Urinary Stone Disease Research Network (USDRN)
Citation: Urology. 2024 Feb;184:32-39. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2023.10.039. Epub 2023 Dec 7. PMID: 38070834; PMCID: PMC11215756.
