steinstrasse

stein·stras·se

(stīn'stra-se), A complication of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for urinary tract calculi in which stone fragments block the ureter to form a "stone street." [Ger. Stein, stone, + Strasse, street]

stein·stras·se

(stīn'strah-sĕ) A complication of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for urinary tract calculi in which stone fragments block the ureter to form a "stone street." [Ger. Stein, stone, + Strasse, street]

steinstrasse

Tiny fragments of stone that remain in the ureters after lithotripsy, causing obstruction to the flow of urine, persistent pain, or bleeding.