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Initial evaluation at an outside institution attributed the symptoms to nephrolithiasis for over 12 months. Multiphase contrast-enhanced CT demonstrated two hyperdense foreign-body fragments (\u223c1,150\u20131,200 HU) along a single track extending from the right L5 transverse process through the quadratus lumborum into the renal parenchyma, consistent with a fractured retained glass foreign body. Volumetric 3D CT reconstruction delineated the fragment trajectory in three planes and was consistent with the absence of major vascular encasement. Flexible ureterorenoscopy visualised glass within the renal pelvis, and endoscopic-only retrieval was considered unfeasible. Laparoscopic transperitoneal removal was performed: after medial mobilisation of the ascending colon and incision of Gerota's fascia, both fragments were dissected free under magnified direct vision and removed completely\u2014a proximal fragment (\u223c3\u2005cm) from the quadratus lumborum and a distal fragment (\u223c4\u2005cm) from the renal parenchyma. No vascular or parenchymal injury occurred; the patient was discharged after an uneventful 7-day postoperative stay. To our knowledge, and based on the available published literature, no prior case describes a retroperitoneal glass foreign body with renal parenchymal involvement after a comparable 25-year retention interval. 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