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Broken retrieval string leads to failed self-removal of a double-J ureteral stent
Department of Urology, Dalhousie University, QE II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Address correspondence to Dr. John Grantmyre, Queen
Elizabeth II Health Sciences Center, Victoria General Site,
Victoria Building, 5 South, Room 294, 1278 Tower Road,
Halifax Nova Scotia B3H 2Y9 Canada
Canadian Journal of Urology 2004, 11(1), 2139-2140.
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Double-J ureteral stents facilitating the drainage of urine from the kidney to the bladder are widely used. Stents designed for patient self-removal are commonplace. We report a case of urosepsis that lead to the incidental discovery of a failed self-removal of a double-J ureteral stent. The retrieval cord broke during self-removal and the patient mistook the string for the stent. Adequate patient education is essential to assure successful self-removal.Keywords
ureteric stent, double-J stent, self-removal, complications, patient education
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Diepen, S.V., Grantmyre, J. (2004). Broken retrieval string leads to failed self-removal of a double-J ureteral stent. Canadian Journal of Urology, 11(1), 2139–2140.
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Diepen SV, Grantmyre J. Broken retrieval string leads to failed self-removal of a double-J ureteral stent. Can J Urology. 2004;11(1):2139–2140.
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S.V. Diepen and J. Grantmyre, “Broken retrieval string leads to failed self-removal of a double-J ureteral stent,” Can. J. Urology, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 2139–2140, 2004.
Copyright © 2004 The Canadian Journal of Urology.
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