Double J stent forgotten for 7 years: a case report.
Ureteral stents are an integral part of urologic practices. Nonetheless, stents that migrate, fragment, or are forgotten pose management and legal dilemmas. We report the case of a "forgotten" stent, which migrated upward into the right renal pelvis, concomitant with a ureteral stone. The "forgotten" stent was placed 7 years previously during right ureteral stone treatment. The patient finally underwent nephroscopic stent retrieval and ureteroscopic ureteral stone removal. The final plain X-ray demonstrated no stone fragment or residual double J stent fragment. The patient withstood the procedure well and was free of symptoms thereafter.
Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Chun-Kai
CK
Chen
Ching-Chia
CC
Li
Hung-Lung
HL
Ke
Yii-Her
YH
Chou
Chun-Hsiung
CH
Huang
Ming-Chen
MC
Shih
D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014514:Ureteral Calculi / Q000628:therapy*