Percutaneous retrieval of coiled double-J stent from renal pelvis after Anderson-Hynes pyeloplasty: report of two cases.
Double-J (DJ) ureteral stents are routinely placed for internal urinary diversion post renal pyeloplasty. Malfunction of the stent may occur due to migration, necessitating removal. Upward migration of a DJ stent is rarely encountered in urologic practice when a ureteroscope is used to retrieve the stent. However, retrieval of upwardly migrated stents through ureteroscopy may be challenging in the pediatric population, especially in postoperative cases. We report two pediatric cases of post Anderson-Hynes pyeloplasty in whom the DJ stents were found coiled up in the renal pelvis and were retrieved successfully through percutaneous nephrostomy using semirigid bronchoscopic forceps.
Department of Radio-diagnosis, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 16001, India. dralal@rediffmail.com
Anupam
A
Lal
Manphool
M
Singhal
Kannan Laxmi
KL
Narasimhan
Jai K
JK
Mahajan
Jitendra Kumar
JK
Singh
Babita
B
Ghai
Niranjan
N
Khandelwal
D002648:Child; D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007682:Kidney Pelvis / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D015607:Stents; D014513:Ureter / Q000601:surgery; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000601:surgery*; D018666:Ureteroscopy; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods