Use of resectoscope to aid in bladder stone extraction.
We describe a modified technique of standard cystoscopic manipulation to facilitate bladder stone extraction. This technique decreases the overall time required for stone manipulation by allowing larger size stone fragments to be removed from the urethra under direct visualization.
Viprakasit
D P
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Department of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA. dvip@md.northwestern.edu
Clemens
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D020684:Cystoscopes; D003558:Cystoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008096:Lithotripsy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D001744:Urinary Bladder Calculi / Q000628:therapy*