A rare complication after renal transplantation: Forgotten stent

oleh: Mustafa Karabıcak, Tumay Ipekci, Cemal Selcuk Isoglu, Mehmet Zeynel Keskin, Rahmi Gokhan Ekin, Salih Budak, Hakan Turk, Orcun Celik, Yusuf Ozlem Ilbey

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: PAGEPress Publications 2015-07-01

Deskripsi

In renal transplantation surgery, double J stents (DJS) are often used to reduce complications, protect the anastomosis between ureter and bladder, provide drainage in ureteral obstructions and enhance healing if there is an ureter injury. Urinary tract infections, hematuria and irritative voiding symptoms are the early complications of DJS. Migration, fragmantation, encrustation and rarely sepsis are among the late complications of DJS. In this report we describe a renal transplantation case whose DJS stent was forgotten because the patient did not attend the regular follow-up and noticed 5 years after surgery.