Case report: Retrieval of knotted ureteric stent causing obstructive urosepsis

G N Weeratunga; L Yuan; O Yassaie; P Caswell-Smith

doi:10.1016/j.eucr.2023.102316

Case report: Retrieval of knotted ureteric stent causing obstructive urosepsis

Urol Case Rep. 2023 Jan 4:46:102316. doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2023.102316. eCollection 2023 Jan.

Authors

G N Weeratunga¹, L Yuan¹, O Yassaie¹, P Caswell-Smith¹

Affiliation

¹ Wellington Hospital, Capital & Coast, Te Whatu Ora, New Zealand.

Abstract

Knotting of ureteric stents is a rare complication, with only 30 cases being described and can be vexing to manage. A few strategies have been described in the literature in a very limited collection of case reports. Currently there are no reports of successful percutaneous removal in the setting of obstructive urosepsis. Herein we discuss our approach to this case, where a ureteric stent was placed for elective ureteric identification for an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm repair and removed successfully with an antegrade approach without the use of nephroscopy.

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Case Reports