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. 1991 Feb;145(2):337-8.
doi: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)38332-5.

Laser treatment of obstruction from incrusted ureteral catheter

T A Flam  1 , M Zerbib, M Mendelsberg, B Debre, A Steg
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Laser treatment of obstruction from incrusted ureteral catheter

T A Flam et al. J Urol. 1991 Feb.

Abstract

Incrustations may develop on ureteral catheters and cause obstruction. We report a case in which obstruction was relieved by laser lithotripsy inside the lumen of the catheter. This completely noninvasive technique may prove to be useful in selected cases.

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