A new tool to aid the urologist in the placement of stents for impacted ureteral stones or strictures: the glide catheter.
We describe a technique one can use when only a lubricious wire is able to pass an impacted stone that could otherwise not be passed, over which a new hydrophilic "Glide Catheter is then passed beyond the stone. The lubricious wire can then be exchanged for a stiffer wire that will aid the retrograde passage of a ureteral catheter, stent, or other endourologic device in both a safe and effective manner.
Leveillee
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Department of Urology, University of Miami, Miami, Florida 33136, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents; D014513:Ureter / Q000473:pathology*; D014514:Ureteral Calculi / Q000628:therapy*; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*