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Selected endourologic techniques.

R L Gordon·M P Banner·H M Pollack
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Specialized interventional radiologic techniques of use in the kidney and ureter are described in this article. Access via an antegrade percutaneous nephrostomy or in the retrograde direction via the urethra is considered. The use of sheaths and other specialized instruments is explained, as are ureteral manipulations as an adjunct to extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy. Interventional techniques used in the urethra and bladder are described.

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R L Gordon, M P Banner, H M Pollack. 1986. Selected endourologic techniques.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3786689/

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