title: Retrieval of migrated ureteral stent by intussusception of ureteral balloon dilator tip.
abstract: A vexing complication of ureteral stent placement is inadvertent proximal migration. The retrieval of a migrated ureteral stent may be performed using a myriad of techniques but usually requires ureteroscopic extraction. We report a novel, time-efficient technique to capture and reposition a migrated ureteral stent without ureteroscopic manipulation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA.
authors.forename: Ronald L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Yap
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Batler
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kube
authors.forename: Norm D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D015607:Stents; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000628:therapy*; D018666:Ureteroscopy