Endoscopic Removal of a Nitinol Mesh Stent from the Ureteropelvic Junction after 15 Years
We report a rare case of a patient with a large stone encrusted on a nitinol mesh stent in the ureteropelvic junction. The stent was inserted in the year 2000 after failure of two pyeloplasty procedures performed due to symptomatic ureteropelvic junction stenosis. By combining minimally invasive uri...
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| description | We report a rare case of a patient with a large stone encrusted on a nitinol mesh stent in the ureteropelvic junction. The stent was inserted in the year 2000 after failure of two pyeloplasty procedures performed due to symptomatic ureteropelvic junction stenosis. By combining minimally invasive urinary stone therapies—extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, semirigid ureterorenoscopy with laser lithotripsy, and percutaneous nephrolithotomy—it was possible to completely remove the encrusted stone and nitinol mesh stent that was implanted for 15 years, rendering the patient symptom and obstruction free. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2e94ff8e119a4cc0a0ffa90a0ed567972025-02-03T01:09:10ZengWileyCase Reports in Urology2090-696X2090-69782015-01-01201510.1155/2015/273614273614Endoscopic Removal of a Nitinol Mesh Stent from the Ureteropelvic Junction after 15 YearsTomaž Smrkolj0Domagoj Šalinović1Department of Urology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaClinical Institute of Radiology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaWe report a rare case of a patient with a large stone encrusted on a nitinol mesh stent in the ureteropelvic junction. The stent was inserted in the year 2000 after failure of two pyeloplasty procedures performed due to symptomatic ureteropelvic junction stenosis. By combining minimally invasive urinary stone therapies—extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, semirigid ureterorenoscopy with laser lithotripsy, and percutaneous nephrolithotomy—it was possible to completely remove the encrusted stone and nitinol mesh stent that was implanted for 15 years, rendering the patient symptom and obstruction free.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/273614 |
| spellingShingle | Tomaž Smrkolj Domagoj Šalinović Endoscopic Removal of a Nitinol Mesh Stent from the Ureteropelvic Junction after 15 Years Case Reports in Urology |
| title | Endoscopic Removal of a Nitinol Mesh Stent from the Ureteropelvic Junction after 15 Years |
| title_full | Endoscopic Removal of a Nitinol Mesh Stent from the Ureteropelvic Junction after 15 Years |
| title_fullStr | Endoscopic Removal of a Nitinol Mesh Stent from the Ureteropelvic Junction after 15 Years |
| title_full_unstemmed | Endoscopic Removal of a Nitinol Mesh Stent from the Ureteropelvic Junction after 15 Years |
| title_short | Endoscopic Removal of a Nitinol Mesh Stent from the Ureteropelvic Junction after 15 Years |
| title_sort | endoscopic removal of a nitinol mesh stent from the ureteropelvic junction after 15 years |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/273614 |
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