@Article{,
AUTHOR = {Danielle D. Sweeney, Matthew H. Hayn, Daniel Ricchiuti,
Stephen V. Jackman},
TITLE = {Loss of structural integrity of a coil based ureteral stent},
JOURNAL = {Canadian Journal of Urology},
VOLUME = {16},
YEAR = {2009},
NUMBER = {4},
PAGES = {4750--4752},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/CJU/v16n4/62155},
ISSN = {1488-5581},
ABSTRACT = {We present the fi rst reported complication of the Silhouette, 
(Applied Medical, Santa Margarita, CA) 4 Fr. soft, nitinol 
coil-reinforced double-J ureteral stent, that is specifi cally 
related to its unique construct and design. These novel 
ureteral stents were placed in a medically unstable patient 
with bilateral partially obstructing proximal ureteral 
calculi. At the time of ureteroscopy, it was noted that 
a mild to moderate amount of encrustation was present 
on the distal curl of the ureteral stent. Upon removal of 
the stent, resistance was encountered and disintegration 
and fragmentation of the stent was noted. The patient 
eventually underwent staged ureteroscopy and shock wave 
lithotripsy (SWL) to remove the remaining portions of the 
encrusted ureteral stent.},
DOI = {}
}