A HISTORY of urinary incontinence since infancy, associated with otherwise normal micturition, suggests ureteral ectopia. The ectopic orifice is usually in the midline just posterior to the urethra ...

The analysis of prostaglandin receptor expression profiles in obstructed human ureters plays an important role in the attempt to implement new therapy strategies with ...

A randomized controlled trial tested the efficacy and safety of a silicone-covered metallic stent compared with a conventional polymeric double-J stent in patients with malignant ureteral obstruction.

Pat O'Neal underwent radiation therapy when his prostate cancer spread. However, the radiation damaged his ureters (tubes that move urine from the kidneys to the bladder). He soon experienced urinary ...

Overall, then, metal stents provided long-term ureteral patency in a good proportion of cases of malignant ureteral obstruction. The use of drug-eluting stents in this setting might further ...

Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR), the most common urinary tract pathology in children, is a term which denotes the backward flow of urine from the bladder to the ureters. It may be primary or secondary ...

Radiograph and CT Plain urological radiography of the abdomen is also referred to as a kidney-ureter-bladder (KUB) radiograph or a flat plate.

Object Details author Rosai, Juan 1940- Author Ackerman, Lauren V. 1905-1993 Rosai, Juan 1940- Ackerman's surgical pathology Notes Previous edition: published as Ackerman's surgical pathology. 1996 ...