title: Transurethral retrieval of a proximally dislodged ureteral stent.
abstract: A proximally migrated ureteral stent into the renal pelvis is an uncommon problem that poses a difficult technical challenge. A 32-year-old woman had her ureteral stent inadvertently dislodged into the renal pelvis at the time of stent exchange. The stent was successfully retrieved and repositioned transurethrally with a snare fed through the left ureter and into the renal pelvis. This is a relatively noninvasive method of retrograde retrieval of a proximally dislodged ureteral stent.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gynecologic Oncology, University of South Florida College of Medicine, 12902 Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL 33612, USA. rcardosi@tampabay.rr.com
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Cardosi
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Hoffman
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zweibel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration; D006801:Humans; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014513:Ureter; D014546:Urinary Catheterization; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*