[An incrusted ureteral stent: use of a Lithoclast. Apropos of a case].
Ureteric stents can be complicated by incrustations, sometimes making it impossible to withdraw or replace the stent over a guide. In this exceptional indication, we report a case in which the use of the Swiss-Lithoclast pneumatic lithotriptor allowed withdrawal of an incrusted double J stent. There was no morbidity related to the use of the Lithoclast. Among the various techniques available for removal of these incrusted double J stents, endoprosthetic lithotripsy appears to be the most effective and the least invasive, in selected cases.
Eghazarian
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Service d'Urologie et de Transplantation Rénale, Hôpital Salvator, Marseille.
Lechevallier
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Bretheau
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Jean
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Coulange
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004867:Equipment Design; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000628:therapy; D008096:Lithotripsy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D009403:Nephrostomy, Percutaneous; D012828:Silicones; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013499:Surface Properties; D014513:Ureter; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*
D012828:Silicones
Sonde urétérale incrustée: utilisation du Lithoclast. A propos d'un cas.