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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Retroperitoneal fibrosis occurs when tissue grows outside your abdominal cavity but not within your peritoneum (the membrane surrounding your organs of digestion). The tissue is generally localized ...

A urostomy is an abdominal wall opening that allows urine to leave the body through a stoma. A nephrostomy is a temporary tube to drain urine directly from one or both kidneys. A urostomy takes the ...

Medically known as ureterolithiasis, ureteral stone disease is characterized by the formation of calculi (i.e. stones) in the kidneys and obstructing the ureters. The ureters are the slender muscular ...

A Highland Beach man has sued Boca Raton Regional Hospital and a Boca Raton radiologist he claims inserted a stent on the wrong side of his body in May 2018. The patient, Stanley Stein, 80, a survivor ...

Ureteral stones are hard mineral masses that develop in the kidneys and then move into the ureter. They are known for causing ...