Antegrade ureteroscopy for impacted lower ureteral calculus: A salvage procedure for failed retrograde ureteroscopy

Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 36 - Trang 6-8 - 2007
Monish Aron1, Anup Kumar1, Pankaj Wadhwa1
1Department of Urology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

Tóm tắt

Impacted lower ureteral calculi are usually treated by retrograde ureteroscopic lithotripsy. We describe an antegrade ureteroscopic salvage procedure for treating an impacted distal ureteral calculus that failed a retrograde ureteroscopic access.

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