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- Title
Successful removal of an encrusted metallic ureteral stent using a disposable ureteroscope and Ho:YAG laser lithotripsy.
- Authors
Kawahara, Takashi; Kobayashi, Kota; Kurora, Shinnosuke; Yao, Masahiro; Uemura, Hiroji
- Abstract
During lithotripsy, the metallic ureteral stent seemed to be damaged; thus, we were careful to only apply the laser fiber (setting: 0.5 J, 5 Hz) to the site of encrustation to avoid injury when removing the metallic stent (Fig. 1 a Encrusted distal end of ureteral stent, b observing the metallic ureteral stent to be encrusted, c laser lithotripsy to the encrusted site of metallic ureteral stent, d metallic ureteral stent was easily injured by laser lithotripsy, and e metallic ureteral stent was easily injured by laser lithotripsy In the present case, we used a disposable ureteroscope instead of a digital flexible ureteroscope as we did not wish to risk damaging a digital flexible ureteroscope.
- Subjects
LASER lithotripsy; NF-kappa B; URETERIC obstruction
- Publication
Urolithiasis, 2020, Vol 48, Issue 3, p281
- ISSN
2194-7228
- Publication type
Letter
- DOI
10.1007/s00240-019-01171-9