Open AccessA case report of forgotten double J stent with giant calculus formation from the renal pelvis to the bladder
Author(s) -
Faisal Ahmed,
Saleh Alwageeh,
Saif Ghabisha,
Ebrahim Al-shami,
Khalil Al-naggar,
Ghamdan Obaid,
Ali Eslahi,
Mohammed Alfaragi,
Fawaz Mohammed
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of emergency medicine, trauma and acute care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.27
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 1999-7094
pISSN - 1999-7086
DOI - 10.5339/jemtac.2021.13
Subject(s) - renal pelvis , stent , medicine , pelvis , vomiting , surgery , flank pain , calculus (dental) , radiology , ureter , dentistry
Double j stent is commonly used in urological procedures. Its main purpose is to afford the sufficient drainage from the renal pelvis to the urinary bladder. Following increased usage of double-J stent, several consequences associated to it have been reported. In this work, we report on a case of “forgotten” double j stent for 1 year in a 32-year-old male patient who visited emergency department with bilateral flank pain, fever, and vomiting for a duration of 3 days. A double-J stent was detected in the plain abdominal X-ray. It was also observed that a 20 × 15 mm stone has impacted the left renal pelvis. Therefore, two operations were performed successfully until the full recovery of the patient. Hence; the main aim of this paper is to increase awareness about the potential complications of “forgotten” double J Stent.