title: Management of entrapped ureteral stone baskets.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Illinois 60637, USA.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: O'Connor
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Gerber
mesh_terms: 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*