Objective:To determine the role of the stone basket or NTrap in blocking the upward movement of calculi during uretero-scopic lithotripsy. Methods:The clinical data of 192 patients who underwent ureteroscopic lithotripsy for upper urethral calculi from June 2011 to October 2013 were retrospectively analyzed. All patients were divided into three groups:62 patients who underwent ure-teroscopic pneumatic lithotripsy were assigned to Group 1,64 patients who underwent ureteroscopic pneumatic lithotripsy combined with the stone basket were assigned to Group 2 and 66 patients who underwent ureteroscopic pneumatic lithotripsy combined with the NTrap were assigned to Group 3. The operation time,hospitalization duration,success rate,and pre-and postoperative complications were compared retrospectively among three groups. Results:There was no significant difference among three groups in terms of mean age of the patients and the mean size of the calculi(P=0.058,P=0.097). The mean operation time was (25.4±13.9),(36.5±10.6),(34.3±8.7) min respectively in Group 1,Group 2 and Group 3. The calculi retropulsion rate was 12.9%,4.6%,6.1% in Group 1,Group 2 and Group 3 respectively. The success rate of calculi removal was 82.2%,90.6% and 90.9% in Group 1,Group 2 and Group 3 respectively. The success rate of calculi removal was higher in Group 2 and Group 3 than in Group 1. There was no significant difference among three groups in terms of postoperative hospitalization duration and incidence of fever and urethra injury(P >0.05). Conclusion:Stone basket and NTrap,used uring ureteroscopic lithotripsy,is considered to be an effective tool in blocking the upward movement of the calculi and is safe in calculi removal.