Open AccessMigration of forgotten stent into renal pelvis
Author(s) -
Venkatesh Giridhar,
K Natarajan,
Padmaraj Hegde
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of urology/indian journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-3824
pISSN - 0970-1591
DOI - 10.4103/0970-1591.82853
Subject(s) - medicine , renal pelvis , stent , pelvis , etiology , complication , kidney pelvis , radiology , surgery , ureter
Stent migration is a well recognized complication of forgotten stents, but migration into the renal pelvis is rarely documented. We present a case of migration and coiling of a forgotten stent in the renal pelvis, and discuss briefly, the etiological factors for the phenomenon and associated problems in management.