A new tool to aid the urologist in the placement of stents for impacted ureteral stones or strictures: The glide catheter

We describe a technique one can use when only a lubricious wire is able to pass an impacted stone that could otherwise not be passed, over which a new hydrophilic 'Glide Catheter' is then passed beyond the stone. The lubricious wire can then be exchanged for a stiffer wire that will aid the retrograde passage of a ureteral catheter, stent, or other endourologic device in both a safe and effective manner. Copyright (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Inc.