title: Percutaneous removal of impacted double J stent in a transplant kidney.
abstract: Prophylactic double J (DJ) stent insertion has been adopted as a routine procedure in renal transplant patients for internal urinary diversion and for protecting ureteroneocystostomy anastomosis. The timely and early removal of stent has been proved to reduce the occurrence of stent-associated complications such as migration, encrustation, and infection. The most commonly used procedure of stent removal via retrograde cystoscopic approach can sometimes be technically very difficult leaving antegrade approach as another alternative to open surgery as the last resort. Here, we describe a case of antegradely removed impacted DJ stent by pushing it free into the urinary bladder followed by cystoscopic removal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Rahul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Chandan J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Das
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Discipline, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Vathulru
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Seenu
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Amlesh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Seth
keywords: Cystoscopy; DJ Stent; guide wire; transplant kidney