Novel application of an established technique for removing a knotted ureteric stent.
This report describes a case whereby a ureteric stent became knotted during removal and lodged within the upper ureter. The authors describe a novel minimally invasive technique to remove the knotted ureteric stent using the holmium laser.
Department of Urology, Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, Berkshire, UK. htempest@hotmail.com
Heidi
H
Tempest
Ben
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Turney
Sunil
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Kumar
D000368:Aged; D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D015607:Stents; D014513:Ureter / Q000601:surgery*