Fluoroscopically-guided retrieval of ureteric stents.
Percutaneous fluoroscopically-guided retrieval of seven dysfunctional ureteric stents was performed in five patients (four male, one female) over an 18 month period. The technical aspects of the procedure are discussed and the preferred method using rigid forceps is described.
Department of Radiology, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, UK.
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Cowan
D000368:Aged; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents; D014513:Ureter; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*