Open AccessDouble J Stent Forgotten For 7 Years: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Chen ChunKai,
Li ChingChia,
Ke HungLung,
Chou YiiHer,
Huang ChunHsiung,
Shih MingChen
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
the kaohsiung journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.439
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 2410-8650
pISSN - 1607-551X
DOI - 10.1016/s1607-551x(09)70454-1
Subject(s) - medicine , stent , renal pelvis , surgery , pelvis , concomitant , ureteroscopy , radiology , ureter , general surgery
Ureteral stents are an integral part of urologic practices. Nonetheless, stents that migrate, fragment, or are forgotten pose management and legal dilemmas. We report the case of a “forgotten” stent, which migrated upward into the right renal pelvis, concomitant with a ureteral stone. The “forgotten” stent was placed 7 years previously during right ureteral stone treatment. The patient finally underwent nephroscopic stent retrieval and ureteroscopic ureteral stone removal. The final plain X‐ray demonstrated no stone fragment or residual double J stent fragment. The patient withstood the procedure well and was free of symptoms thereafter.