Synthetic mid-urethral sling has become the most widely used technique for surgical treatment of stress urinary incontinence. Despite its higher success rate significant complications have been reported including- migration, encrustation, and vesico-urethral fistula formation by a (MUS). Following procedure, periurethral stone urethrovaginal are very uncommon. After an online search, we could n...

Introduction An ideal stent would offer simple insertion and removal with no discomfort and/or migration, it would have no biofilm formation or encrustation and would also maintain the patient's quality of life. Material and methods In this mini-review, we outlined the engineering developments related to stent material, design and coating. Results There have been a wide variety of in-vitro,...

INTRODUCTION The efficacy of ureteric stents in the management of various urological conditions causing the upper urinary tract obstruction has been extensively proven, and their contribution to urology remains enormous. The clinical use of ureteric stents is associated with several complications. "Stent syndrome," encrustation, migration and urothelial hyperplasia are the most common problems ...

Corresponding Author: Rahul Gupta, MD Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Centre, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India Tel: +91 942 760 9778 E-mail: [email protected] INTRODUCTION “Forgotten” indwelling stents can result in complications such as encrustation, pyelonephritis, recurrent obstruction, and stent migration and breakage.(1,2) We report a case of forgotten stent with encrustation o...

9 We herein examine the only known non-planispirally coiled early Devonian ammonoid, the 10 holotype specimen of Ivoites opitzi, to investigate if the host was encrusted in vivo and if 11 these sclerobionts were responsible for the trochospiral coiling observed in this unique 12 specimen. To test if the presence of runner-like sclerobionts infested the historically 13 collected specimen of Ivoi...

Microbial biomineralization sometimes leads to periplasmic encrustation, which is predicted to enhance microorganism preservation in the fossil record. Mineral precipitation within the periplasm is, however, thought to induce death, as a result of permeability loss preventing nutrient and waste transit across the cell wall. This hypothesis had, however, never been investigated down to the singl...

We herein examine the only known non-planispirally coiled early Devonian ammonoid, the holotype specimen of Ivoites opitzi, to investigate if the host was encrusted in vivo and if these sclerobionts were responsible for the trochospiral coiling observed in this unique specimen. To test if the presence of runner-like sclerobionts infested the historically collected specimen of Ivoites opitzi dur...

Retained ureteral stents in patients lost to follow-up present a challenge to urologists. Patients may present with recurrent flank pain, pyelonephritis, stent migration or encrustation, and ureteral obstruction, with resultant renal failure. Rarely, a long-indwelling period may result in stent fragmentation. Herein, we present a case of a fractured retained ureteral stent noted in a patient lo...

A 23-year-old female had bilateral ureteral stents placed due to bilateral renal stones and hydronephrosis. The bilateral ureteral stents were changed every 3 months. A kidney ureter bladder (KUB) film showed left encrustation along the ureteral stent thus necessitating removal; however, the ureteral stent could not be removed cystoscopically. The ureteral stent was, therefore, extracted using ...

Double J (DJ) stents provide efficient upper urinary system drainage in patients with ureteral obstruction [1]. Long-term indwelling DJ stents may be complicated by encrustation and stone formation. Patients should have their DJ stents replaced every three months [2]. Plain abdominal radiography and computed tomography are the imaging methods of choice in these patients for making a diagnosis a...