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A dual-endoscope technique was used for stent deployment. Surgical parameters, laboratory indicators, and complications were recorded, with a follow-up period of 1\u201320 months. Paired t-tests or Wilcoxon tests were applied for statistical analyses.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      All stents were successfully placed, with a mean operative time of 173.0\u2009min and mean hospital stay of 8.8 days. Hydronephrosis was significantly relieved in all patients. Postoperative estimated glomerular filtration rate was significantly higher than the preoperative rate\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">(p\u2009=\u2009<\/jats:italic>\n                      0.04), whereas no significant differences were found between the pre- and postoperative creatinine levels or leukocyte counts. A mild but clinically insignificant hemoglobin drop occurred on postoperative day 1\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">(p\u2009=\u2009<\/jats:italic>\n                      0.02). One patient experienced stent migration that was successfully repositioned, and another developed recurrent urinary tract infections that were controlled using antibiotics. All stents remained patent at the final follow-up.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The simultaneous antegrade\u2013retrograde endoscopic approach for Memokath 051 placement appears to be a safe and effective minimally invasive option for post-transplant ureteral stenosis; this finding warrants confirmation in further large-scale multicenter studies.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/03000605261455120","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,13]],"date-time":"2026-06-13T04:47:26Z","timestamp":1781326046000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Simultaneous antegrade\u2013retrograde endoscopic procedures for the placement of thermo-expandable metallic stents in the treatment of ureteral stenosis in kidney transplantation patients: A cohort study"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"54","author":[{"given":"Xuming","family":"Zhang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chaoyue","family":"Ji","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0007-1618-2004","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Weiguo","family":"Hu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,12]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_8_2_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.rcl.2023.04.004"},{"key":"e_1_3_8_3_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1432-2277.2007.00500.x"},{"key":"e_1_3_8_4_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S1607-551X(09)70407-3"},{"key":"e_1_3_8_5_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/ajt.14696"},{"key":"e_1_3_8_6_2","article-title":"Modified rendezvous procedures for the placement of thermo- expandable metallic stents in the treatment of ureteral stenosis in renal transplant patients","author":"Xuming Zhang ZC","year":"2025","unstructured":"Xuming Zhang ZC, Bixiao W, Boxing S, et\u00a0al. 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