A vexing complication of ureteral stent placement is inadvertent proximal migration. The retrieval of a migrated ureteral stent may be performed using a myriad of techniques but usually requires ureteroscopic extraction. We report a novel, time-efficient technique to capture and reposition a migrated ureteral stent without ureteroscopic manipulation.
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