%0 Journal Article
%T Encrusted Ureteral Stent Retrieval Using Flexible Ureteroscopy with a Ho: YAG Laser
%A Takashi Kawahara
%A Hiroki Ito
%A Hideyuki Terao
%A Takehiko Ogawa
%A Hiroji Uemura
%A Yoshinobu Kubota
%A Junichi Matsuzaki
%J Case Reports in Medicine
%D 2012
%I Hindawi Publishing Corporation
%R 10.1155/2012/862539
%X 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 flexible ureteroscopy (URS) with a holmium (Ho): yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) laser.
%U http://www.hindawi.com/crim/medicine/2012/862539/