title: [An incrusted ureteral stent: use of a Lithoclast. Apropos of a case].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Urologie et de Transplantation Rénale, Hôpital Salvator, Marseille.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Eghazarian
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lechevallier
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bretheau
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jean
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Coulange
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D012828:Silicones
vernacular_title: Sonde urétérale incrustée: utilisation du Lithoclast. A propos d'un cas.