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World J Clin Cases. Apr 6, 2022; 10(10): 3188-3193
Published online Apr 6, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i10.3188
Migration of a Hem-o-Lok clip to the renal pelvis after laparoscopic partial nephrectomy: A case report
Ji Sun, Li-Wei Zhao, Xu-Liang Wang, Jia-Guo Huang, Yi Fan
Ji Sun, Li-Wei Zhao, Jia-Guo Huang, Yi Fan, Department of Urology, The Affiliated Xiaoshan Hospital, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311202, Zhejiang Province, China
Li-Wei Zhao, Yi Fan, Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, Zhejiang Province, China
Xu-Liang Wang, Department of Urology, The Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310006, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: Sun J and Zhao LW performed the case report and wrote the manuscript; Wang XL and Huang JG reviewed the literature; Fan Y was the patient’s surgeons, supervised the work, and edited the manuscript; all authors issued final approval for the version to be submitted.
Informed consent statement: Informed written consent was obtained from the patient and patient’s husband for publication of this report and any accompanying images obtained at the time of the investigations, but not at the time of writing the patient case report.
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Corresponding author: Yi Fan, MD, Chief Physician, Professor, Department of Urology, The Affiliated Xiaoshan Hospital, Hangzhou Normal University, No. 728 North Yucai Road, Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou 311202, Zhejiang Province, China. doctorlevi@163.com
Received: July 17, 2021
Peer-review started: July 17, 2021
First decision: October 16, 2021
Revised: October 29, 2021
Accepted: February 22, 2022
Article in press: February 22, 2022
Published online: April 6, 2022
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Core Tip

Core Tip: The present case involved a patient who was found to have a spontaneously drifted Hem-o-Lok into the renal pelvis and formed stones after laparoscopic partial nephrectomy. We conclude that in order to prevent complications related to Hem-o-Lok, loose clips should be actively sought and retrieved from the wound during urinary system surgery, while the deployment of clips in close proximity to the anastomotic stoma of collecting systems should be avoided.