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A double-J stent misguided by zebra guidewire into ileum: A case report and literature review
Liangcheng Liu1, Guihua Cao1, Guimin Huang1
1Department of Urology, People's Hospital of Leshan, 238 BaitaStreet, Leshan, 614000, Sichuan Province, PR China.
Abstract:
The case is a 70-year-old man who underwent a left nephroureterectomy and cutaneous ureterostomy on the contralateral side for invasive bladder cancer had to be accepted replacement of the double-J stent because of stomal stenosis.When replacing the double-J stent, a severe complication that the double-J stent misguided into the ileum occurred. The patient underwent gastrointestinal motility drugs, and the double-J stent was excreted with the feces after 12 hours. Unfortunately,patient suffered a uretero-ileal fistula and died of septic shock finally.The diagnosis and management of Uretero-ileal fistula as an iatrogenic complication of zebra guidewire use is discussed.

