Ultrasonic lithotripsy in the ureter.
With the increasing range of indications for extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy, "easy" cases of ureteroscopic stone removal have vanished. Clinical experience with ureterolitholapaxy has proved the method safe, effective, and reliable in the hands of the experienced urologist.
D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008096:Lithotripsy / Q000379:methods*; D014514:Ureteral Calculi / Q000628:therapy*