Is a sustained viral response associated with reduced liver-related morbidity and mortality in patients with hepatitis C virus?
HCV patients with advanced fibrosis who do not undergo an SVR have substantial liver-related morbidity and mortality. Achieving SVR is associated with substantially lower liver-related morbidity and mortality.
Laparoscopic stenting is a simple technique that obviates the need for an additional procedure and decreases the risk of the stent being cut or migrating upward. It also provides better anatomical delineation and dissection around the ureteropelvic junction since the pelvis remains distended. In addition, it makes suture placement and knot tying easy.