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Consider Edits Between Percutaneous Nephrostolithotomy and Associated Procedures

Published on Fri Jul 10, 2020

Question: A report for a patient with kidney stones states that a stiff glidewire was advanced down a preexisting nephroureteral catheter, followed by the advancement of a balloon dilator into the area of the renal calculi. Following inflation, the surgeon placed a French access sheath into the collecting system, and a rigid nephroscope was subsequently inserted. The surgeon fragmented and [...]
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