A ureteral stent is a flexible plastic tube for insertion into the ureter to treat or prevent blockages that impede urine flow from the kidney to the bladder, such as kidney stones. Once the ...

Ureteral stones are hard mineral masses that develop in the kidneys and then move into the ureter. They are known for causing severe pain, often resulting in kidney damage. In an interview with HT ...

If left untreated, ureteral stones can lead to serious complications, such as kidney infections, bleeding during stone passage or treatment, and acute kidney injury or failure.

These stents are used to treat various urological disorders, such as kidney stones, tumors, and urinary incontinence. These ureteral stents allow remaining fragments to pass through without ...

Kidney stones can start small but can grow larger in size, even filling the inner hollow structures of the kidney. Some stones stay in the kidney, and do not cause any problems. Sometimes, the kidney ...

Kidney stones are pebble-sized deposits that form when there’s too much salt and minerals in your urine. Learn whether men or women are more at risk, what passing one feels like, and how big ...

enabling the stone to pass from the ureter to the bladder. A child experiencing kidney stones may need antibiotics if they develop a urinary tract infection, which can occur when stones obstruct ...

A STUDY which represents local clinicians’ first attempt to investigate the prevalence of urolithiasis (kidney stones) has shown that the disease is very common in T&T, with a self-reported ...

AUA 2023: Machine Learning Prediction of Symptomatic Kidney Stone Recurrence Using 24-Hour Urine Data and Electronic Health Record Derived Features AUA 2023: A Novel Machine-Learning Algorithm to ...