A knotted multi-length ureteral stent: a rare complication.
Ureteral catheters represent essential devices in the management of upper urinary tract obstruction; complications are unusual. Knotting of the stent at its proximal coiled end is a very rare but potentially dangerous event that should be promptly recognized.
Sighinolfi
M C
MC
Department of Urology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Del Pozzo 71, 41100 Modena, Italy. sighinolfic@yahoo.com
De Stefani
S
S
Micali
S
S
Mofferdin
A
A
Baisi
B
B
Celia
A
A
Bianchi
G
G
D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D008096:Lithotripsy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014513:Ureter