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Trans‐urethral snare stent removal: a novel, self‐constructed innovation for simultaneous ureteral stent removal and safety guidewire insertion
Author(s) -
Adam Ahmed,
Bhattu Amit S.,
Lawrentschuk Nathan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
anz journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 1445-1433
DOI - 10.1111/ans.16621
Subject(s) - medicine , ureteroscopy , stent , cystoscopy , ureter , surgery , fibrous joint , urinary system
Ureteral stent insertion and subsequent removal remains one of the most common procedures to be performed in endourology. We aimed to evaluate a novel, one‐step method, permitting simultaneous stent removal and guidewire passage using a self‐constructed suture snare via standard cystoscopy.