Simple aid to ureteroscopy.
Initial experience with the rigid ureteroscope showed that despite ureteral dilation and guide wire followers, introduction of the ureteroscope can be difficult due to bladder mucosa catching on the instrument. A simple, cheap disposable device using a modified ureteric catheter is presented that overcomes this problem.
D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D019723:Endoscopes; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014513:Ureter