Volume 52, Issue 6, Pages 1784-1787 (December 2007) Multiorgan Failure 17 Years after Initial Stone Therapy: Forgotten Ureteral Stent in a Horseshoe Kidney  Gerald Pühse, Hansjürgen Piechota, Christian Scheffold, Stephan Kloska, Lothar Hertle, Christian Wülfing  European Urology  Volume 52, Issue 6, Pages 1784-1787 (December 2007) DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2007.01.040 Copyright © 2007 European Association of Urology Terms and Conditions

Fig. 1 Plain x-ray of the abdomen (a) shows the complete stone burden. The removed specimen (b) additionally reveals the hydronephrotic deterioration of the extensively dilated left part of the horseshoe kidney. European Urology 2007 52, 1784-1787DOI: (10.1016/j.eururo.2007.01.040) Copyright © 2007 European Association of Urology Terms and Conditions

Fig. 2 Sequential transverse computed tomography (CT) scans (A–D) of the abdomen showing the large stones in the left renal pelvis. Note ascites around the lower right lobe of the liver. European Urology 2007 52, 1784-1787DOI: (10.1016/j.eururo.2007.01.040) Copyright © 2007 European Association of Urology Terms and Conditions

Fig. 3 Sequential plain computed tomography scans (A–D) of the abdomen showing the large stone in the urinary bladder. The completely incrusted but not yet fractured ureteral stent extends from the dilated left renal pelvis all the way down to the bladder. European Urology 2007 52, 1784-1787DOI: (10.1016/j.eururo.2007.01.040) Copyright © 2007 European Association of Urology Terms and Conditions

Fig. 4 Computed tomography scan: three-dimensional reconstruction of calcified stent. European Urology 2007 52, 1784-1787DOI: (10.1016/j.eururo.2007.01.040) Copyright © 2007 European Association of Urology Terms and Conditions