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Title: Technical Note [cmUse of a Snare Wire to Perform Nephrostomy Access in the Presence of Obstructive Staghorn Calculi]

Journal Article · · Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/S002709900042· OSTI ID:21080537
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  1. Department of Radiology, Division of Interventional Radiology, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, One Robert Wood Johnson Place, New Brunswick, NJ 08903 (United States)

We describe a technique for gaining access to the central collecting system via a chosen calyx, utilizing an alternative entry point to that calyx. An Amplatz nitinol loop snare is then used to convert this access to a traditional approach.

OSTI ID:
21080537
Journal Information:
Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, Vol. 19, Issue 3; Other Information: DOI: 10.1007/s002709900042; Copyright (c) 1996 Springer-Verlag New York Inc; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0174-1551
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English