Medically reviewed by Jamin Brahmbhatt, MD A urostomy is a surgical procedure that creates an artificial opening in the ...

Vascular surgeons at Doylestown Hospital have pioneered a dissolvable stent that holds clogged arteries open long enough to ...

Obstructive uropathy secondary to malignant ureteral strictures is rare, with carcinoma of the breast accounting for less ...

A person can empty their bladder immediately after the procedure. Read more about what to expect from a cystoscopy. Practitioners sometimes use a ureteric stent with a string, which makes removal ...

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 ...

(Unsplash) The urologist mentioned that when the ureteral stones do not pass out and are associated with fever or kidney damage, immediate surgery is recommended. “Surgical treatment is now ...

Five new studies add to the evidence base comparing the benefits and risks of drug-eluting and bare-metal stents, but they don't resolve the controversy. Recent reports comparing drug-eluting ...