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Review
. 2020 Sep 18;12(9):e10521.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.10521.

Inadvertent Stone Migration During Pneumatic Lithotripsy: Still a Conundrum in the 21st Century

Ali Akbar Zehri  1 , Miten Patel  1 , Philip B Adebayo  2 , Athar Ali  1
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Review

Inadvertent Stone Migration During Pneumatic Lithotripsy: Still a Conundrum in the 21st Century

Ali Akbar Zehri et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

Currently, an ideal gadget to stop retrograde stone migration remains a holy grail, and the hunt for such a device is still ongoing in the 21st century. The quest for an ideal instrument is driven by the need to reduce cost, minimize ancillary procedure rates, reduce the device's operative time, and improve the stone-free rate. The purpose of the present review is to provide an update on the use of preventive measures that are used to stop retrograde stone migration during pneumatic lithotripsy for ureteric stone management.

Keywords: anti-retropulsion device; pneumatic lithotripsy; retrograde stone migration; stone-free rates; ureteric stones; ureteroscopy.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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