Open AccessRigid ureteroscopy in prone split-leg position for fragmentation of female ureteral stones: A case report
Author(s) -
Kai Huang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i7.1301
Subject(s) - medicine , ureteroscopy , lithotomy position , prone position , surgery , ureter , extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy , lithotripsy , alternative medicine , pathology
Ureteroscopy is widely used in the treatment of ureteral stones due to the increased morbidity of urolithiasis. This is the first report of a case of ureteral calculi treated with rigid ureteroscopy in the modified prone split-leg position.