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Endovascular snare kit in the combined antegrade and retrograde management of ureteral avulsion: report of two cases

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We report the feasible and safe use of the Amplatz Goose Neck® Snare kit for avulsed ureter retrieval during ureteroscopy. A 49-year-old lady and a 61-year-old man complaining of urolithiasis underwent ureteroscopy; following stone fragmentation, and basketing avulsion of the ureter occurred. Using the Amplatz Goose Neck® Snare kit it was possible to place an indwelling ureteral catheter in both cases aiming at restoring the urinary upper tract continuity. The snare-assisted endovascular technique may be an interesting tool even in endourology for the management of ureteral avulsion. This endoscopic mini-invasive procedure makes it possible to avoid an immediate invasive surgical approach often resulting in nephrectomy, having time for planning a possible durable conservative treatment.

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  1. Department of Biomedical and Surgical Sciences, Urology Clinic, University of Verona, Piazzale L. Scuro 10, 37134, Verona, Italy

    Filiberto Zattoni, Claudio Valotto, Lorenzo Ruggera & Maria Angela Cerruto

  2. Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Udine, Italy

    Daniele Gasparini & Massimo Sponza

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Correspondence to Lorenzo Ruggera.

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Zattoni, F., Gasparini, D., Sponza, M. et al. Endovascular snare kit in the combined antegrade and retrograde management of ureteral avulsion: report of two cases. Urol Res 36, 123–125 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00240-008-0137-5

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