A case of pyonephrosis secondary to ureteral stent calculus.

Ureteric stents, a good solution to many urologic problems, can lead to significant morbidity if left in situ longer than required. Our case is that of an elderly male with a history of intractable hypertension presenting with urosepsis, anemia, diabetes and chronic renal failure. His work-up revealed a stent in the right kidney with secondary staghorn calcification in the renal pelvis and a large vesical calculus.

Control of port-site bleeding from smaller incisions after laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery: a new, innovative, and easier technique.

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has become the standard of care for patients with acute cholecystitis, symptomatic cholelithiasis, and biliary dyskinesia. Most surgeons now perform this procedure as outpatient surgery. In a standard laparoscopic cholecystectomy procedure, three trocar incisions are made outside the umbilicus.