title: Ureteroscopic holmium laser ablation of a knotted ureteral stent.
abstract: Ureteral stents are commonly used in urologic practice and have a number of well recognized complications. A rare complication is knotting with associated difficult removal having been reported in only 15 previous cases. Various methods of removal have been described. We report an additional case in which a ureteroscopic holmium laser was successfully used to remove a knotted ureteral stent. A literature review of all previous cases of this rare complication is also presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia. jasnettle@gmail.com
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nettle
authors.forename: James G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Ranjit
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Anthony J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Costello
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D053844:Lasers, Solid-State; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D015607:Stents; D014513:Ureter / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D018666:Ureteroscopy / Q000379:methods*