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 ...

Imaging studies revealed bilateral hydronephrosis and segmental ureteral thickening. Investigations. Physical examination, urine and blood analysis, radiography of the chest, chest CT, abdominal ...

A ureteropelvic anastomosis, protected with a ureteral stent, was created. This proved difficult because of the short remnant ureter and contracted pelvis. The percutaneous nephrostomy was removed ...

The RELIEF ureteral stent, the brainchild of Dr. Lee Ponsky, chairman of UH’s Urology Institute, has been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for preventing vesicoureteral reflux, a major ...