What are the disadvantages of ureteral flexible stone removal

Ureteral lithotripsy is one of the commonly used clinical lithotripsy procedures, the technology has been very mature, the degree of patient tolerance is better than the hard mirror, the so-called bad side refers to the possible adverse reactions that may occur during and after the operation, such as ureteral injury, postoperative infection and so on. 1. Ureteral injury: mainly when the guide wire is inserted or holmium laser used in ureteral sheath lithotripsy process may insert into the ureteral mucosa, causing submucosal injury and bleeding. 2. Postoperative infection: generally uncommon, but if the patient has a preoperative urinary tract infection, the spread of infection and retrograde upward spread of infection may be caused by surgical operation. Ureteral lithotripsy surgery is a certain risk, patients need to be treated, must go to a regular hospital, and strictly do a good job of preoperative examination and postoperative care, to minimize the adverse effects.