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The benefits of stenting on a more-or-less routine basis prior to extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy
R Shabsigh1, M J Gleeson, D P Griffith
1Scott Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
The Urologic Clinics of North America
|August 1, 1988
Abstract:
Indwelling internal ureteral stents are helpful in minimizing the morbidity of ESWL for large renal stones. Soft silicone stents are well tolerated. A pull-out suture allows convenient removal of the stent without cystoscopy.