title: A long-forgotten indwelling single-J stent in a transplant kidney.
abstract: Ureteral stent placement is usual after renal transplantation to avoid ureteral obstruction and facilitate reconstruction. However, stent is prone to infection, encrustation, migration, fragmentation, obstruction, and even obstructive nephropathy with a long-indwelling time. Forgotten ureteric stent in renal transplant recipients is scarcely reported. Here, we present a case of long-forgotten indwelling single-J stent for 5 years in a transplant patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
authors.forename: Dehui
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
authors.forename: Yongzhong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: He
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
authors.forename: Yuping
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
authors.forename: Tian
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
authors.forename: Meiling
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
authors.forename: Xun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000601:surgery; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014513:Ureter / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000601:surgery*; D018666:Ureteroscopy