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Dormia basket

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Dormia basket,
a tiny apparatus consisting of four wires that can be advanced through an endoscope into a body cavity or tube, manipulated to trap a calculus or other object, and withdrawn.

basket [bas·ket]
a container made of material woven together, or something resembling such a container.
Dormia basket a tiny apparatus consisting of four wires that can be advanced through an endoscope into a body cavity or tube, manipulated to trap a calculus or other object, and withdrawn.


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In early 1980s, percutaneous removal techniques using Dormia basket was introduced, but today the Nitinol gooseneck snare loops are more widely used for this exclusive application (3).
 
 
 
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