Johns Hopkins Urology URETEROSCOPY - inspecting the kidney

Ureteroscopy entails the passage of a small telescope, called a the ureteroscope, through the urethra and bladder and up the ureter to the point where the stone is located. If the stone is small, it may be snared with a basket device and removed whole from the ureter. If the stone is large, or if the diameter of the ureter is narrow, the stone will need to be fragmented, which is usually accomplished with a laser. Once the stone is broken into tiny pieces, these pieces are removed from the patient. In most cases, a ureteral stent is left in place temporarily following ureteroscopy, to ensure that the kidney drains urine well.

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