title: Rigid ureteroscopy: pitfalls and remedies.
abstract: One hundred fifty patients underwent rigid ureteroscopy for stone extraction. With adequate experience and awareness of the potential pitfalls and possible remedies, success rates of over 90 per cent can be achieved.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008096:Lithotripsy; D014514:Ureteral Calculi / Q000601:surgery*