Case reports: ureteroscopic removal of eroded staples in two patients with history of laparoscopic surgery.
Complications from laparoscopically placed staples are rare. We present two patients with ureteral obstruction secondary to eroded staples. Each patient had a remote history of laparoscopic abdominal or pelvic surgery and was treated with endoscopic removal and short-term ureteral stenting. The clinical presentation and management are discussed.
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Ariana L
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Division of Urology, Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.
Van Arsdalen
Keith
K
D000328:Adult; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D013537:Sutures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D018666:Ureteroscopy