Evolution of a neglected ureteral stent
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Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy, Ileal Conduit- Lithotripsy and Litholapaxy for a Neglected Encrusted Ureteral Stent
Urolithiasis can result as a complication of urinary diversión, favored by urinary stasis, intestinal mucus, urinary tract bacteriuria, the metabolic derangements and the presence of foreign bodies. We present a 52- year-old male who underwent radical cystectomy with construction of a Bricker uretero-ileostomy. 5 years later he was found with a forgotten ureteral stent, a 6 cm calculi occupying...
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عنوان ژورنال: Internal and Emergency Medicine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1828-0447,1970-9366
DOI: 10.1007/s11739-017-1605-0