The patency rate at 6 months was higher for the silicone-coated metallic stent vs double-J stent. A silicone-covered metallic stent maintains patency better than a double-J stent in patients with ...

A Highland Beach man has sued Boca Raton Regional Hospital and a Boca Raton radiologist he claims inserted a stent on the wrong side of his body in May 2018. The patient, Stanley Stein, 80, a survivor ...

Metal mesh stents are a viable option for long-term decompression of the upper urinary tract in select patients with malignant ureteral obstruction. So say Evangelos Liatsikos and colleagues from the ...

The RELIEF ureteral stent has achieved FDA clearance as the first and only stent to have approval for the prevention of vesicoureteral reflux, a major cause of patient discomfort. RELIEF's unique ...

Boston Scientific has launched a new app, called the Ureteral Stent Tracker, that helps urologists and their staff keep tabs on ureteral stents implanted in patients with kidney stones. The app was ...

CLEVELAND -- A new urinary stent invented by Lee Ponsky, MD, Chair of the Department of Urology and the Leo & Charlotte Goldberg Chair in Advanced Surgical Therapies at University Hospitals (UH) in ...

A ureteral obstruction is a blockage in your ureters. Your ureters are the tubes that carry urine from your kidneys to your bladder. Many conditions, including kidney stones, cancer, and ureteral ...

The type of surgery that is needed depends upon the location of the scar, the cause and the length of the scar. This surgery is used when the stricture is close to the bladder. These strictures often ...

In a trial, more patients taking tamsulosin were able to tolerate placement of a large ureteral access sheath for kidney stone removal procedures. Preoperative administration of tamsulosin improves ...

Forgotten stents are a urological challenge, responsible for both patient morbidity and considerable cost to the health-care system. Two new studies from a research group in Turkey describe attempts ...