Read more about what to expect from a cystoscopy. Practitioners sometimes use a ureteric stent with a string, which makes removal quicker and less invasive. People can often remove the stent ...

The ureteral stent removal takes place after treatment procedure. Furthermore, the high prevalence of prostate cancer, tumors, or ureteral narrowing/scarring necessitates the use of ureteral ...

The patient returned for removal of the endopyelotomy stent and placement of a standard 'double J' ureteric stent 1 month later. A retrograde study showed a normal ureter. The stent was removed 2 ...

The urinary tract obstruction, urosepsis, hydronephrosis and secondary renal damage are very rare complications of fungaluria. The preferred treatments of upper tract fungal infections are systemic ...

Ureteral stones are hard mineral masses that develop in the kidneys and then move into the ureter. They are known for causing severe pain, often resulting in kidney damage. In an interview with HT ...

Ureteral Stent Biomaterial Encrustation after Endoscopic Surgery: A Prospective Randomized Study AUA 2023: Efficacy and Safety of a Magnetic Hydrogel for Stone Fragment Removal: An In Vitro and In ...

Endoscopic Balloon Dilatation (EBD): A minimally invasive procedure that uses a balloon to widen the obstructed ureter. Double J Stent: A type of ureteral stent that helps to keep the ureter open ...

If the pathology report revealed a malignancy, then we added an mTOR inhibitor to the maintenance regimen of those recipients who received a PN-performed allograft with the corresponding malignancy ...

As judged from his history, the patient initially appeared to have acute kidney injury (AKI) that was due to lower urinary tract obstruction, resulting in urinary retention with overflow ...

"The Stone Clear device provides patients with a non-invasive option to reduce their residual fragment stone burden in the clinic environment while being fully awake," says James E. Lingeman, MD.