title: Ureteroscopy in the treatment of ureteral obstruction caused by papillary necrosis.
abstract: We report a case where renal papillary necrosis caused ureteral obstruction. Sloughed papillary bodies could be successfully removed from the ureter using a rigid ureteroscope.
mesh_terms: D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D007681:Kidney Papillary Necrosis / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*