Open AccessThe forgotten stent: late complication in a patient with neobladder
Author(s) -
Riccardo Autorino,
Antonio Maschio,
Umberto Pane,
Marco De Sio,
Luca Cosentino,
Giuseppe Quarto,
Salvatore Mordente,
Ferdinando Di Giacomo,
Luigi Santini,
Massimo D’Armiento
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the scientific world journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.453
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 2356-6140
pISSN - 1537-744X
DOI - 10.1100/tsw.2006.81
Subject(s) - stent , cystectomy , complication , medicine , surgery , ureter , general surgery , bladder cancer , cancer
Encrustation constitutes a serious complication of ureteral stent use and can result in difficult stent removal. We report the case of a patient with a retained ureteral stent for 3 years following a radical cystectomy.
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