Applications of the peel-away introducer sheath.
The peel-away introducer sheath set, originally designed for the antegrade insertion of the silicone rubber Universal stent, also is useful for antegrade or retrograde basketing of ureteral stones, negotiation of a dilated renal pelvis and tortuous ureter with minimal trauma, retrograde flushing of ureteral stones for percutaneous extraction, removal of dislodged stents from the renal pelvis and ureteral examination with a flexible endoscope or rigid ureteropyeloscope.
D004106:Dilatation / Q000295:instrumentation; D019723:Endoscopes; D006801:Humans; D009403:Nephrostomy, Percutaneous; D014514:Ureteral Calculi / Q000628:therapy; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation; D014572:Urology / Q000295:instrumentation*