title: A rare complication of forgotten ureteral stent.
abstract: A 35 years old lady presented with history of something coming out of the genitalia for the last 5 days. She also had history of pain in the left lumbar region which was initially investigated but the patient did not follow-up. About 15 years ago she also underwent left ureteric reimplantation. On examination, a stick like tube was protruding out of the urethral meatus which was fixed to the underlying vesical calculus. The calculus was evident radiologically and on ultrasound. The projecting portion of the stick like tube was cut and the vesical calculus with the inner portion of the tube was removed by open procedure. On evaluation of the specimen, it was found that the vesical calculus was fixed to the plastic tube which had concretions around it. This plastic tube had been placed after the ureteric reimplantation done 15 years ago and the patient was not aware of it.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Armed Forces Institute of Urology, Rawalpindi. badar_murtaza@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Badar
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Murtaza
authors.forename: Waqar Azim
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Niaz
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akmal
authors.forename: Hussain
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: Arshad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mahmood
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014513:Ureter; D014514:Ureteral Calculi / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery