Fluoro-Less Ureteral Stent Placement Deemed Feasible The placement of ureteral stents following uncomplicated ureteroscopic stone removal, without fluoroscopy for image guidance, is feasible and has ...

An innovative but pricy surgical procedure, a Memokath ureteral stent placement, is currently being conducted on patients at Mater Dei Hospital. The Memokath stent-type placement was conducted for the ...

Background A 66-year-old man presented to hospital with gross hematuria and clots. He had previously undergone surgical repair of a right iliac artery aneurysm with placement of a vascular prosthesis ...

In a trial, more patients taking tamsulosin were able to tolerate placement of a large ureteral access sheath for kidney stone removal procedures. Preoperative administration of tamsulosin improves ...

Advanced stent sustains drainage, allows for one stent placement in 12 months Ureteral obstruction occurs when benign or malignant growths compress sections of the urinary tract, limiting the kidney’s ...

...one must weigh the risk of resultant sequelae without a stent against [their related] morbidity Ureteral stents are routinely placed following ureteral stone lithotripsy to relieve acute ureteral ...

Study Supports Use of SWL for Moderate-Sized Stones Percutaneous nephrostomy is associated with better outcomes than retrograde ureteral stent placement in patients with hydronephrosis secondary to ...

The committee agreed that the new evidence supports the original guidance, suggesting that Memokath 051 Ureter stent had similar clinical success to other stents. But only 2 studies compared Memokath ...

A 33-year-old woman presented to the renal outpatient clinic with a headache. She had given birth 3 months previously at 42 weeks' gestation by emergency caesarean section, after a labor complicated ...