The CO2 flush: a new technique for percutaneous extraction of ureteral calculi.
A new technique for the percutaneous extraction of ureteral calculi is described. A jet of CO2 is injected through a retrograde ureteral catheter to dislodge ureteral stones. This safe and simple technique has been successfully used in ten patients.
D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004106:Dilatation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D014513:Ureter; D014514:Ureteral Calculi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods
D002245:Carbon Dioxide