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stone retrieval basket

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stone retrieval basket,
a tiny apparatus consisting of several 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can be advanced through an endoscope into a body cavity or tube, manipulated to trap a calculus or other object, and withdrawn.


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Although ERCP was initially a diagnostic procedure, the vast majority of cases now include therapeutic intervention performed with endoscopic accessory devices such as biopsy forceps, stone retrieval baskets and probes that administer electrohydraulic lithotripsy to break up biliary stones.
The secondary, smaller lumen affords a separate channel for additional devices such as laser fibers, stone retrieval baskets or working wire guides.
 
 
 
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