title: Percutaneous removal of ureteral stents.
abstract: A new device for the removal of ureteral stents by the percutaneous nephrostomy route is presented. We used this device successfully in a 4-month-old male child. Its advantages in the removal of unwanted intracorporeal wanderers such as lost catheters are discussed.
mesh_terms: D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D014513:Ureter; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000379:methods*