Your kidneys are part of your urinary system and work to produce urine. Normally, the urine that is produced flows from the kidneys into a tube called a ureter. The ureter connects your kidneys to ...

Your kidneys make urine, a fluid made of liquid wastes filtered from your blood. This fluid travels down your ureter tubes to your bladder, and from there, it passes through the urethra and out of ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Percutaneous nephrostomy (PCN) procedures have gained immense popularity over the last few years as they eliminate the need for nephrostomy tube or ureteral stent devices. PCN ...

Changes in demographic characteristics and motives for becoming a hospice/palliative care volunteer: Results of single institution 9 years educational program. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from ...

Cathetrix will launch Nephro-Safe, the world's most advanced nephrostomy tube stabilizer, and will showcase, Foley-Safe, the world's first Foley catheter stabilizer with active protection.

You have had a drain placed in your kidney, which you will need to care for until it is removed. This will include flushing the tube daily as well as cleaning the tube site and changing the dressing.