Management of entrapped ureteral stone baskets.
Entrapped stone baskets can occur and can lead to significant ureteral injury and long-term morbidity. We describe two patients in whom semirigid ureteroscopy was used to facilitate safe removal of impacted baskets from the ureter.
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Department of Surgery, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Illinois 60637, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008096:Lithotripsy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014513:Ureter; D014514:Ureteral Calculi / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D018666:Ureteroscopy / Q000379:methods*