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Endoscopy 1971; 3(2): 89-94
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1098122
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The Looped Catheter as a Means of Extracting Ureteral Stones

K. B. Conger
  • Department of Urological Surgery, Temple Univ. Hospital, Philadelphia, Penn.
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08 December 2008 (online)

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Summary

The looped catheter has become popular in this country for the extraction of ureteral calculi. It is a useful and safe procedure providing excessive traction is not used, and manipulation is limited to stones in the lower 1/3 of the ureter.

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Ureteral calculi - looped catheter - stones in the lower ureter