title: Ureteroscopy with rigid instruments in the management of distal ureteral disease.
abstract: The ureter is accessible to direct vision for diagnosis and treatment because it is pliable and attached firmly to the bladder. Instrumentation is in the process of development. A generally applicable technique for rigid ureteroscopy within the distal ureter and examples of use in patients with stricture, transitional cell carcinoma and calculi are reported.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019723:Endoscopes; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014513:Ureter; D014514:Ureteral Calculi / Q000628:therapy; D014515:Ureteral Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*