title: Balloon-wire retrieval of a migrated urethral stent in the early postoperative period.
abstract: We report on a new endoscopic approach to the removal of a migrated urethral stent following hypospadias repair. A flexible balloon-tipped guide wire allows the effective cystoscopic retrieval of a urethral stent, suggesting potential applications to the removal of other foreign bodies in the urinary tract.
authors.affiliation: Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Children's Hospital-Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Poppas
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Gillis
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Retik
mesh_terms: D003558:Cystoscopy; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014521:Urethra