nephroscope
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The doctor then eases a tiny, basket-like grabbing device through the nephroscope and manipulates it to grasp and remove the stone.
From Time Magazine Archive
When the patient returns to the operating room, the surgeon removes the catheter and inserts the nephroscope.
From Time Magazine Archive
The percutaneous nephroscope allows doctors to remove stones through a tiny opening in the patient's back or to shatter them into harmless fragments with bombardments of sound waves.
From Time Magazine Archive
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