Retrograde fluoroscopy-guided trans-urethral exchange of ureteral stents: Comparison of direct grasping vs. modified snare

Background: Several different techniques including guide-wire lasso, simple snare, modified snare (MS) and direct grasping (DG), are available for retrograde ureteral stent retrieval and exchange. Choice among them is not always easy and depends on many different factors, including the local level o...

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Main Authors: Rosario Francesco Grasso, Eliodoro Faiella, Roberto Luigi Cazzato, Giacomo Luppi, Riccardo Del Vescovo, Francesco Giurazza, Simona Mercurio, Bruno Beomonte Zobel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2013-10-01
Series:Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0971-3026.125615