Radical cystectomy (RC) is a morbid operation with a high rate of perioperative complications. If patients survive their cancer, long-term complications significantly impact their quality of life. Dr.

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The next day after operation, abdominal plain film examination was performed. Abdominal plain film examination was performed again during postoperative outpatient follow-up to confirm the effect of ...

Objective: To evaluate the available literature on ureteric stent-related infections, the use of antibiotics and bacterial colonisation to identify the current incidence of stent-related infections, ...

Department of Urology, Yongchuan Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China Background: Malignant ureteral obstruction (MUO) has the potential to result in a range of outcomes, including ...

You will need to return for follow-up to confirm that no new blockages have formed. At some point in the future, the surgery may have to be adjusted or repeated. A stent is a mesh tube placed inside ...

Criteria for inclusion in the study were as follows: significant gram-negative bacteriuria (10 5 organisms per milliliter of urine) in several consecutive pretreatment cultures; isolation of the ...

A ureter is one of a pair of muscle-lined epithelial tubes that connect the kidneys to the bladder, enabling the flow of urine. Ureters can be adversely affected by cancer and urinary tract ...

Additionally, the INFINITY-SWEDEHEART RCT data were published concurrently in The Lancet, in a peer-reviewed article entitled, “Bioadaptor implant versus contemporary drug-eluting stent in ...

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 ...