@Article{,
AUTHOR = {Sean van Diepen, John Grantmyre},
TITLE = {Broken retrieval string leads to failed self-removal of a double-J ureteral stent},
JOURNAL = {Canadian Journal of Urology},
VOLUME = {11},
YEAR = {2004},
NUMBER = {1},
PAGES = {2139--2140},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/CJU/v11n1/62698},
ISSN = {1488-5581},
ABSTRACT = {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.},
DOI = {}
}