title: Case reports: ureteroscopic removal of eroded staples in two patients with history of laparoscopic surgery.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Urology, Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.
authors.forename: Ariana L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Keith
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Van Arsdalen
mesh_terms: 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