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