Management of forgotten ureteral double J stents: Report of two cases and review of the literature

Sancaktutar, Ahmet Ali; Kilciler, Mete; Tahmaz, Lütfü; Dayanç, Murat

doi:10.5799/ahinjs.01.2012.02.0156

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“…3,6,10 The condition of the affected kidney, documented by a renal scan, also helps determine the endourological procedure of choice. 4,10 The management of ureteral stents depends on the site of encrustation, the stone burden, and the condition of the affected kidney. 2,10 Depending on the severity of the encrustations, procedures such as ESWL, PCNL, URS lithotripsy, and open surgeries are either performed alone or in combination with other procedures.¹¹ Due to advances in the development of surgical devices, stent retrieval is now primarily done using endourologic techniques.…”

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Double-J stents forgotten for four years: a case report

Prihadi

Kusumajaya

2019

Med J Indones

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Placement of double-J ureteral stents after endourologic procedures and some open urological surgeries are practical and safe. However, when neglected in situ, undesired problems may occur, leading to serious medical and legal issues. Complications from ureteral stents with protracted indwelling durations include urosepsis, renal failure, encrustation, and spontaneous fractures which may be retained or voided in the urine (stenturia). We report a 40-year-old woman of forgotten double-J ureteral stents, inserted 4 years prior to this study during a gynecologic operation. The patient had pulled out the double-J stents from her urethra herself and presented with impending sepsis. Then, she underwent ureterorenoscopic lithotripsy, but it failed to remove the remaining encrusted double-J stent. As a result, percutaneous nephrolithotomy was performed successfully and she had symptom-free thereafter.

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