title: Retrovesical migration of malpositioned double-j ureteral stent.
abstract: A case of extraperitoneal migration of a double-J ureteral stent in the retrovesical space as a result of malposition is being described. The management of this very rare complication of stent placement, which has never been reported in the international literature, is presented in detail.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Halkidiki General Hospital, Polygyros Halkidikis, Greece.
authors.forename: Chrysogonidis
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ioannis
authors.forename: Zoumpos
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ioannis
authors.forename: Ioannidis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Evangelos
authors.forename: Giannakogiorgos
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Konstantinos
mesh_terms: D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018570:Risk Assessment; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D018666:Ureteroscopy / Q000379:methods; D014546:Urinary Catheterization; D014567:Urography / Q000379:methods