Open AccessAn endourological management of 4-year-old bilateral neglected and encrusted ureteral stents
Author(s) -
Wissam Kamal,
Omar Buksh,
Mohammed Abuzenada,
WajdiBin Salman
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
urology annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.355
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 0974-7834
pISSN - 0974-7796
DOI - 10.4103/ua.ua_10_21
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , stent
Double-J (DJ) stents are integral tools in the hands of urologists. Nonetheless, it might be associated with significant complications. Forgotten DJ stent is a commonly encountered problem. Herein, we present a case of a 42-year-old female patient who presented with extensively encrusted bilateral DJ stents, with bulky stones and encrustations at the entire course of the DJ stents on both sides. They were inserted 4 years ago with no follow-up. Multimodal endourological techniques were tailored to manage this difficult case. Cystolithotripsy, endoscopic combined intrarenal surgeries, and spontaneous bilateral endoscopic surgery were required to render her stone free.