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  • Title: Transurethral ureteroscopy. Safety guide wire as an aid to a more aggressive approach.
    Author: Ekman P, Husain I, Sharma ND, Al-Faqih SR.
    Journal: Br J Urol; 1987 Jul; 60(1):23-7. PubMed ID: 3620843.
    Abstract:
    In an unselected, consecutive series of patients, ureteroscopy was carried out for removal or manipulation of stones in 48 patients and for evaluation of suspected ureteric tumours in two. A success rate of 92% was achieved. The use of an intra-ureteric safety guide wire, indwelling throughout the procedure, facilitated ureteroscopic manipulation, minimised complications, reduced the need for subsequent open surgery and has been a prerequisite for our comparatively aggressive approach to ureteric disorders. The procedure may be time-consuming but prolonged manipulation within the ureter seems to carry little morbidity.
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