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Solve This Steinstrasse Stone Removal Scenario

Published on Fri Jan 12, 2024

Question: The urologist performed a semi-rigid ureteroscopy to extract a stone from the left ureter and a flexible pyeloscopy to remove a second stone from the left kidney. They performed both extractions using basket retrieval. Additionally, they placed a ureteral stent via cystoscopy. Am I able to report both stone extractions since two different scopes were used? The patient had recently [...]
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