title: A knotted multi-length ureteral stent: a rare complication.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Del Pozzo 71, 41100 Modena, Italy. sighinolfic@yahoo.com
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Sighinolfi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: De Stefani
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Micali
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mofferdin
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Baisi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Celia
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bianchi
mesh_terms: 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