Repeat knot formation in a patient with an indwelling ureteral stent.
A patient treated for nephrolithiasis formed knots in 2 occasions, in 2 separate indwelling ureteral stents. This rare complication may make stent removal difficult. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of repeat knot formation in a single patient.
Eisner
Brian
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Department of Urology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA. beisner@partners.org
Kim
Howard
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Sacco
Dianne
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D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000601:surgery; D012008:Recurrence; D014513:Ureter