To avoid major complications like stenosis or leakage following kidney transplantation, some surgeons elect to place a ureteral stent across the site of anastomosis of the donor ureter to the ...

malignant ureteric obstruction and anticipated medium- or long-term survival after adjunctive therapy benign ureteric obstruction who cannot have or do not want reconstructive surgery any type of ...

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 ...

Interim analysis of ibrutinib plus paclitaxel for patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma previously treated with platinum-based chemotherapy.

The RELIEF ureteral stent has achieved FDA clearance as the first and only stent to have approval for the prevention of vesicoureteral reflux, a major cause of patient discomfort. RELIEF's unique ...

Boston Scientific has launched a new app, called the Ureteral Stent Tracker, that helps urologists and their staff keep tabs on ureteral stents implanted in patients with kidney stones. The app was ...

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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 ...

LONDON, ONTARIO - For patients with kidney stones, ureteral stents (hollow devices placed in the ureter - the tube between the kidney and bladder) can be used temporarily to relieve urinary ...

CLEVELAND -- A new urinary stent invented by Lee Ponsky, MD, Chair of the Department of Urology and the Leo & Charlotte Goldberg Chair in Advanced Surgical Therapies at University Hospitals (UH) in ...