the patient underwent double-J ureteral stent insertion after stabilization of the left renal subcapsular hemorrhage. The stent was regularly replaced, and follow-up CT scans were conducted. After the ...

As tuberculosis progresses through the urinary tract, the renal pelvis, ipsilateral ureter and bladder become involved. Most commonly, there is stenosis of the urinary tract with the possibility of ...

PURPOSE: To present our experience and discuss the various endourological approaches for treating forgotten encrusted ureteral stents associated with ... of radio-contrast material to delineate the ...

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 ...

Total renal length (RL) and renal pelvic anteroposterior diameter (APD) were measured. Hydronephrosis was scored by the ratio of APD to RL. Individual kidneys were classified as no hydronephrosis ...

Annual Meeting held in Chicago, IL, was host to a State of the Science session on novel diagnostics and therapeutics in renal cell and urothelial carcinomas. Dr. Michael Hofman presented an in-depth ...

With the patient side-lying, the examiner applies lateral pelvic pressure in an attempt to reproduce posterior sacroiliac joint pain. With the patient side-lying, flexion of one hip causes ...

There is a high number of acute renal colic cases that present to the emergency department ... we examined the latest data from the literature regarding the relationship between ureteral wall ...

AIMS To ascertain the outcome associated with antenatal renal pelvis dilatation; to recommend guidelines for postnatal investigation and determine an upper limit of normal for the anterioposterior ...

There are some organs (e.g. ureters and arteries) in the human body which have similar visual appearances, so the differentiation of them based on only visual expression via endoscopy is a challenging ...

1 Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle NE1 4LP, UK 2 Department of Fetal Medicine, Royal Victoria Infirmary 3 Department of Medical Physics, Royal Victoria ...