Advanced stent sustains drainage, allows for one stent placement in 12 months Ureteral obstruction occurs when benign or malignant growths compress sections of the urinary tract, limiting the kidney’s ...

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 ...

Uropathy, or obstructive uropathy, is a blockage in your urinary tract. As a result, you have trouble urinating (peeing). In the short term, the condition can cause discomfort. If left untreated, it ...

Radiographic predictors of pathologic response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy with gemcitabine and cisplatin in patients with high-grade upper tract urothelial carcinoma. Prospective trial of adjuvant ...

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 ...

Obstructive uropathy is a blockage that prevents urine from flowing naturally through the urinary system. The blockage may cause significant pain, nausea, and difficulty urinating. Several factors can ...

The unusual features of this case can be summarized by the following questions. Firstly, why did it take more than 48 hours after bladder catheter placement to see the initial improvement in kidney ...

The Part that Obstruction of the Ureter Plays in the Outcome of Cancer of the Bladder. Trans. American Association of G-U Surgeons Vol. XX — 1927. Chute — Associate Professor of Urology, Tufts College ...

A HISTORY of urinary incontinence since infancy, associated with otherwise normal micturition, suggests ureteral ectopia. The ectopic orifice is usually in the midline just posterior to the urethral ...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A 29-month clinical study 1 demonstrated the long-term success of Cook Medical’s Resonance® Metallic Ureteral Stent in providing drainage for patients with both benign ...

Background An 89-year-old man with a history of prostate cancer who had undergone radical prostatectomy 15 years ago presented with hyperkalemia (serum potassium level 6.9 mmol/l) and kidney failure ...