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Success was defined as improvement of renal function and lack of complications after stent placement. Follow-up was at 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, and annually thereafter.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 14 patients were identified. The study included eight female and six male patients. Mean age was 60.2 years\u00b18.4 standard deviation (SD). The majority of patients had idiopathic RPF (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      =12, 85.7%). Stent placement was performed in 23 renal units in 14 patients, 9 (64.3%) of whom had bilateral disease. Ten (71.4%) patients had previously received medical treatment, while three (21.4%) presented with recurrent disease postureterolysis. The mean length of follow-up was 22.5 months (range 3\u201356 mos). Mean stricture length was 7.6\u2009cm\u00b16.2 SD on the right and 7.7\u2009cm\u00b15.1 SD (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      =0.925) on the left. Patients tolerated the stents well with minimal discomfort. Ureteral obstruction was managed successfully in 78.6% of patients (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      =11\/14). All patients had improvement of renal function.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To our knowledge, this is the first study using metal stents in patients with RPF. 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