A Rare Delayed Bladder Migration of a Hem-o-lok Clip 5 Years after Robotic-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy

Urol Int. 2019;102(4):495-498. doi: 10.1159/000490857. Epub 2018 Oct 19.

Abstract

Bladder migration of a Hem-o-lok® clip, due to robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP), is uncommon, and would form a foreign body in the bladder and present as lower urinary tract symptoms after the early postoperative period. We hereby report a rare, delayed appearance of a secondary bladder stone due to the migration of a Hem-o-lok® clip that occurred 5 years after RARP.

Keywords: Prostate cancer; Prostatectomy; Robotic surgical procedures; Urinary bladder calculi.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Adenocarcinoma / surgery*
  • Aged
  • Foreign Bodies / surgery*
  • Foreign-Body Migration / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Postoperative Period
  • Prostatectomy / adverse effects*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Robotic Surgical Procedures
  • Surgical Instruments / adverse effects*
  • Urinary Bladder / diagnostic imaging
  • Urinary Bladder / surgery*
  • Urinary Bladder Calculi / diagnostic imaging
  • Urinary Bladder Calculi / surgery