Forgotten Double J Stent with Maximum Stone Burden

Aamir Bashir Raina; Mohammad Abrar   Khan; Aamir Majeed Shahr

doi:10.18502/crcp.v7i3.11122

Aamir Bashir Raina Department of Surgery, Sher-e-kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, (SKIMS) SOURA, J&K, India.
Mohammad Abrar Khan Department of Surgery, Sher-e-kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, (SKIMS) SOURA, J&K, India.
Aamir Majeed Shahr Department of Surgery, Sher-e-kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, (SKIMS) SOURA, J&K, India.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/crcp.v7i3.11122

Keywords: Forgotten DJ stent; Encrustations; Management

Abstract

Double J stent or DJ stent, is a self-retaining ureteral stent mainly used to provide effective drainage of kidney into urinary baldder. However, because of widespread use, lack of patient education or due to lack of adherence to regular follow up,patients may end up with a forgotten DJ stent which can stay undiagnosed in the pelvi-ureteral system for years and cause a lot of complications before coming to attention. We present a unique case of repetitively neglected (forgotten) DJ stent in a 28-year-old male, who had the stent placed 11 years back as a part of Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL) and now presentedwith encrusted DJ stent with large bladder calculus and calculus deposits along entire length of the stent. To our knowledge, this study reports the forgotten stent with the maximum stone burden available in literature.