Videolaparoscopic treatment of total migration of double j stent to renal pelvis as a complication of rigid ureterolitotripsy in a university hospital at Amazon

• Main Authors: Roger Arthur da Cunha Alves, Francisco Marcos da Silva Barroso, Gualter Ferreira de Andrade Junior, César Dirceu Façanha Neto, Juan Eduardo Rios Rodriguez, Cristiano Silveira Paiva
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2019-05-01
• Series: Urology Case Reports
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442019300063

The insertion of a double-j catheter in patients with urinary lithiasis is currently important because it reduces the chances of obstructive complications such as hydronephrosis and renal functional loss. The following case aims to show the patient evolution which presented the complete migration of the catheter to the renal pelvis and how it could complicate its prognosis. Placing a dual-catheter for treatment of lithiasis is a routine procedure in urology services but is not beyond complications during the process. Even with exhaustive complementary imaging exams, we must maintain a constant evaluation of the patient.