[Large calcifications on double J ureteral endoprosthesis "forgotten" in situ. Report of a clinical case].
Ureteral endoprostheses can be complicated by incrustations, sometimes making it impossible to withdraw the stent. A case in which the use of cistolithotripsy and of extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy (ESWL) allowed withdrawal of a double J ureteral stent with large incrustations is reported. The stent was placed 3 years before. Epidemiology, aetiology and therapeutic aspects of encrusted ureteral stents are discussed.
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Clinica Urologica, Dipartimento di Discipline Medico-Chirurgiche, Università degli Studi, Torino.
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000209:etiology*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014514:Ureteral Calculi / Q000209:etiology*