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Patient 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DOCTOR PLACED A STONE BASKET THEN WENT ALONG SIDE OF THE BASKET WITH A LASER FIBER AND BROKE A 5MM STONE IN THE PROXIMAL URETER INTO 3 PIECES. USING THE STONE BASKET, HE CAPTURED ALL 3 STONES INTO BASKET AT ONCE AND THEN WAS UNABLE TO CLOSE BASKET FOR REMOVAL. HE UNSCREWED HANDLE, REMOVED HANDLE AND SHEATH AND WENT BACK IN WITH A FLEXIBLE URETEROSCOPE AND LASER FIBER. HE THEN ATTEMPTED TO LASE THE STONES INSIDE THE BASKET AND THE SHAFT BROKE JUST BELOW THE BASKET. THE METAL WAS CHARRED, BLACKENED AND BENT AT THE BREAK SITE WHICH WAS OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THE LASER ENERGY. A PERCUTANEOUS PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED SEVERAL DAYS LATER TO REMOVE THE BROKEN PORTION OF THE STONE BASKET. NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED AND PATIENT TOLERATED PROCEDURE WELL.