Acute postoperative pulmonary thromboembolism as a result of intravascular migration of a pigtail ureteral stent

Anesth Analg. 2002 Nov;95(5):1185-8, table of contents. doi: 10.1097/00000539-200211000-00011.

Abstract

The symptomatic obstruction of a pulmonary arterial branch secondary to the intravascular migration of a pigtail ureteral stent is reported. This iatrogenic complication may cause dyspnea, chest pain, or both after uneventful urologic procedures involving ureteral stents.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Adult
  • Electrocardiography
  • Female
  • Foreign-Body Migration / diagnostic imaging
  • Foreign-Body Migration / surgery
  • Humans
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnostic imaging
  • Postoperative Complications / etiology*
  • Pulmonary Artery / diagnostic imaging
  • Pulmonary Embolism / diagnostic imaging
  • Pulmonary Embolism / etiology*
  • Pulmonary Embolism / surgery
  • Stents / adverse effects*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Ureteral Diseases / surgery*