High-Speed Rotational Atherectomy of Bilateral Ureter Stenosis
Author(s) -
Johannes B. Dahm,
Chris Protzel,
Klaus-J. Klebingat,
Astrid Hummel
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/hc4601.098068
Subject(s) - medicine , stenosis , general surgery
A 60-year-old woman was hospitalized for oliguria with bilateral impediment of both renal pelvises. Bilateral nephrostomies were necessary. Twelve months earlier, two titanium stents (Engineers & Doctors) had been implanted in the distal parts of both ureters because of diffuse ureteral stenosis after irradiation therapy for cervical carcinoma 17 years earlier. At admission, retrograde pyelography revealed filiform obstruction of both titanium stents. For extracting titanium stents, greater amounts of cold saline …
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