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 ...

Cystoscopy and ureteroscopy are diagnostic or therapeutic procedures, usually performed by urologists, or doctors who specialize in diseases of the urinary tract. These procedures use endoscopes to ...

A ureteral access sheath (UAS) enables the urologist to repeatedly pass the ureteroscope into the upper ureter and kidney, without a need to pass the ureteroscope over a working wire The ureteral ...

The type of surgery that is needed depends upon the location of the scar, the cause and the length of the scar. This surgery is used when the stricture is close to the bladder. These strictures often ...

Urostomy is a common type of surgery used in the treatment of bladder cancer. There are two types: ileal conduit (the more common type) and cutaneous ureterostomy. If your urinary system stops working ...

The approval was based on data from a phase 3 study that included 118 adults undergoing endoscopic urological or gynecological surgical procedures. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ...

Innovative technology utilizes 2D fluoroscopic images and reconstructs an accurate 3D model of the ureter for planning and guidance during ureteroplasty TEL AVIV, Israel and SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 4, ...

Background: Prostaglandins play an important role in ureteral obstruction, but the detailed expression profiles of the prostaglandin receptors (PTGER1, PTGER2, PTGER3, PTGER4, PTGFR) remain unknown in ...