A number of studies have shown that for benign strictures, the ureter can remain unobstructed for a long time after stent removal, suggesting that stent placement may effectively resolve the stricture ...

Objective: To evaluate the available literature on ureteric stent-related infections ... Results: There is a worldwide lack of guidelines for antibiotic prophylaxis for stent placement, exchange or ...

The kidney perfused well after vascular anastomosis but did not produce urine on the table. An open-ended DJ stent (Universal soft ureteral stent set, USI−512, 4.7 French/12 cm DJ stent, 0.035 ...

Furthermore, if the AKI was due to urinary retention secondary to urethral obstruction, prompt improvement would have been expected upon placement of a bladder catheter. The biphasic course of AKI ...

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 ...

No IVUS was performed before stent placement in either group. In the angiography-directed (AG) arm, procedural success was defined as <10% stent diameter stenosis compared with the distal ...

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A clear or white discharge from the penis (urethral discharge) is a common problem. To find out why there is discharge from the urethra (the tube through which urine exits the body), a healthcare ...

A 16-year-old man with horseshoe kidney presented with a right-sided forgotten double J stent (DJS), 1 year after bilateral percutaneous nephrolithotomy. X-ray of the kidney, ureter and bladder showed ...

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