A rare complication after renal transplantation: Forgotten stent

Arch Ital Urol Androl. 2015 Jul 7;87(2):175-6. doi: 10.4081/aiua.2015.2.175.

Abstract

In renal transplantation surgery, double J stents (DJS) are often used to reduce complications, protect the anastomosis between ureter and bladder, provide drainage in ureteral obstructions and enhance healing if there is an ureter injury. Urinary tract infections, hematuria and irritative voiding symptoms are the early complications of DJS. Migration, fragmentation, encrustation and rarely sepsis are among the late complications of DJS. In this report we describe a renal transplantation case whose DJS stent was forgotten because the patient did not attend the regular follow-up and noticed 5 years after surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Catheters, Indwelling / adverse effects
  • Device Removal / methods*
  • Humans
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / surgery
  • Kidney Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Kidney Transplantation / instrumentation
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Stents / adverse effects*
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ureteroscopy