An Aggressive Approach to Stones in the Lower Ureter
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- 1 February 1974
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in British Journal of Urology
- Vol. 46 (1) , 11-14
Abstract
Summary: In cases of stone in the lower ureter, a conservative attitude should be adopted only if the patient is symptom free and there is no significant ureteral obstruction. Properly used, the Dormia basket is a safe and effective instrument. In a consecutive series of 126 cases of stone in the ureter where the Dormia basket was used, the stone was extracted immediately in 82 (65 %). When the stone is stuck in the intramural ureter it should be removed by transurethral ureterolithotomy.Keywords
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