An unusual complication of a double-J ureteral stent: renal parenchymal perforation in a solitary kidney.
Double-J ureteral stenting is commonly used in urological practice and has various complications. We report a patient with a renal parenchymal perforation and perirenal hematoma due to a double-J ureteral stent in a solitary kidney. This complication of ureteral stents is rarely observed and is life-threatening.
Department of Urology, Başkent University Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey.
Umut
U
Gönülalan
Department of Urology, Selçuk University Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey.
Murat
M
Akand
Yenimahalle Public Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Eray
E
Hasırcı
Department of Urology, Başkent University Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey.
Murat
M
Koşan
Complication; kidney; rupture; stent