Double-J stents that are inserted to span the ureterovesical anastomosis at ureteoneocystostomy may be associated with problems such as coiling or migration. An unusual occurrence of retroperitoneal migration of a Double-J stent after bilateral open ureteroneocystostomy is reported. The migrated stents were retrieved laparoscopically with construction of a laparoscopic ureteroneocystostomy.
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