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Ultrasound scan demonstrating hyper-reflective encrusted ureteric stent.
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An ultrasound scan was performed demonstrating moderate hydronephrosis and a calcified stent much to the surprise of the radiologist, patient and nephrologists, Figure 1. A Kidney-Ureter-Bladder (KUB) plain radiograph also demonstrated the calcified stent with bulky encrustations at the renal pelvis and intra-vesical portions, Figure 2.
Plain film demonstrating encrusted stent.
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An ultrasound scan was performed demonstrating moderate hydronephrosis and a calcified stent much to the surprise of the radiologist, patient and nephrologists, Figure 1. A Kidney-Ureter-Bladder (KUB) plain radiograph also demonstrated the calcified stent with bulky encrustations at the renal pelvis and intra-vesical portions, Figure 2.