Retrieval of a misplaced double-J ureteral stent in the renal pelvis: a novel technique

Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2009 Feb;19(1):e24-5. doi: 10.1097/SLE.0b013e318196c91a.

Abstract

Double-J ureteral stents are widely used in endourologic surgery. To insert a ureteral stent is usually a simple and uncomplicated task. However, the stent can be misplaced when a surgeon advances it too far up the ureter. We report a novel technique to remove a misplaced stent in the renal pelvis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Foreign Bodies / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Iatrogenic Disease* / prevention & control
  • Kidney Pelvis*
  • Lithotripsy
  • Male
  • Stents / adverse effects*
  • Ureteral Calculi / therapy
  • Ureteroscopy*