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

Michalopoulos, Argyris S; Tzoufi, Maria J; Theodorakis, George; Mentzelopoulos, Spyros D · Anesth Analg · 2002

case_report · Level V

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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.

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