Fracture of double-J ureteric stents: a report of two cases.
Two cases are reported of fracture of the double-J ureteric stent during its prolonged placement for extracorporeal ultrasound shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL). The causation of such fracturing is discussed and it is recommended that double-J stents employed in long-term ESWL be renewed within 5 months of their initial placement.
Moskovitz
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Department of Urology, Rambam Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
Vardi
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Wislang
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Levin
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D000328:Adult; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D008096:Lithotripsy; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents; D013997:Time Factors; D014513:Ureter; D014514:Ureteral Calculi / Q000628:therapy