Upward migration of a double J ureteral stent in a boy: A rare case report

Inserting double j ureteral stents is considered a common practice in the urology field. With the wide range of use, many complications were reported.

We are presenting a rare case of five years old boy that had a right renal stone with moderate hydronephrosis. Inserting a double j stent was the first procedure to relieve the obstruction. Metabolic studies were negative. Twelve days later, the double j stent migrated upward. As a result, we performed an open surgery to remove the stone and the double j. During surgery, we inserted a new double j stent that was removed six weeks later. Follow-up showed no complaints.

Upward migration of a double j ureteral stent in a child is considered a rare entity. We performed open surgery to remove the ureteral stent and the stone. Such complication in a child has not been reported widely.

We aim to report an upward migration double j ureteral stent in a boy and how we dealt with it.