Baskets in the kidney: an old problem in a new situation.
A potential complication of using a zero-tip basket to remove stones from a lower-lower pole calix of the kidney is impaction in this position. We report an endourologic technique involving a hydrogel-coated ureteral dilator to facilitate closure of the wires and removal of the basket following lithotripsy to fragment the stone.
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Darrell
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Department of Urology, Guy's Hospital, London, England. richard.hindley@virgin.net
Hindley
Richard G
RG
Glass
Jonathan M
JM
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020136:Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000628:therapy*; D008096:Lithotripsy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D020709:Ureteroscopes; D018666:Ureteroscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*
D020136:Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate