Case reports: ureteroscopic removal of eroded staples in two patients with history of laparoscopic surgery
Ariana L Smith1, Keith Van Arsdalen
1Division of Urology, Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.
Journal of Endourology
|September 27, 2006
Abstract:
Complications from laparoscopically placed staples are rare. We present two patients with ureteral obstruction secondary to eroded staples. Each patient had a remote history of laparoscopic abdominal or pelvic surgery and was treated with endoscopic removal and short-term ureteral stenting. The clinical presentation and management are discussed.
