title: [Ureteral flushing].
abstract: Flushing back stones of the lumbar or iliac ureter towards the renal cavities by means of a catheter is now part of everyday practice. The ureteric flush-back technique is often easily performed when the appropriate equipment is used wisely. We used a 23 Ch cystoscope with a 5 degrees lens to work in the axis of the ureter and a 7 Ch catheter with a single orifice is advanced as far as the stone. In 30% of cases, the stone immediately ascends as far as the renal cavities due to ureteric distension. In the case of failure, rapid injections of physiological saline with a syringe are successful in 40% of cases. In 10% of cases, success depends on progressive hydraulic distension of the ureter above the stone following injection of physiological saline.
authors.affiliation: Département d'Urologie, CMC de la Porte de Choisy, Paris.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vallancien
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lombard
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Veillon
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Brisset
mesh_terms: D003558:Cystoscopy; D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D008096:Lithotripsy; D014514:Ureteral Calculi / Q000628:therapy*; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000379:methods*
vernacular_title: Le flush urétéral.