Damage of Stone Baskets by Endourologic Lithotripters: A Laboratory Study of 5 Lithotripters and 4 Basket Types
Background. In some cases, the ureteral stone is simultaneously stabilized by a stone basket when endourologic lithotripsy is performed. This stabilization can be either on purpose or by accident. By accident means that an impaction in the ureter occurs by an extraction of a stone with a basket. A s...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2013-01-01
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| Series: | Advances in Urology |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/632790 |