ACCIDENTAL injury of a ureter is the most frequent serious complication of gynecologic pelvic operations. This fact was brought to our attention by the occurrence of 7 ureteral injuries in 590 total ...

Ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) is an obstructive entity resulting from multiple aetiological factors resulting in impaired flow of urine from the renal pelvis to the ureter Diagnosis is ...

Not sure what a ureter stone is? You’ve probably heard of kidney stones, or you may know someone who’s had a kidney stone. You may even have experienced one yourself. A ureter stone, also known as a ...

"Bones can break, muscles can atrophy, glands can loaf, even the brain can go to sleep without immediate danger to survival. But should the kidneys fail...neither bone, muscle, gland nor brain could ...

Ureteroenteric anastomotic stricture is a well-known complication of radical cystectomy and urinary diversion and is associated with serious sequelae that can lead to loss of kidney function, ...

I am assuming that the patient has a ureteral obstruction after renal transplantation and that he has been decompressed with a nephrostomy tube, as the renal function is normal. At issue is what to do ...

A computerized tomography (CT) scan of the kidneys, ureters and bladder (KUB) is referred to as a CT KUB. The purpose of the scan is to obtain images from different angles of the urinary system and ...

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 ...

At University of Utah Health, our urologists are highly trained and experienced in a full range of surgical procedures for kidney stone removal, in addition to non-surgical care. We also have the ...

RECENTLY the 27th case of spontaneous or nontraumatic extravasation from the ureter was reported. The purpose of the present communication is to present a case secondary to an arteriosclerotic ...

Our team cleared a patient as a living-related kidney donor for his sister. The donor has a duplex ureter (2 collecting systems within a single sheath); the kidney is also slightly malrotated. The 2 ...