A multidisciplinary approach, including ketamine withdrawal and symptom management, is essential to mitigate long-term ...

The Optilume DCB combines mechanical dilation with the localized delivery of paclitaxel, a drug that inhibits tissue regrowth, directly to the urethral tissue. This dual-action approach limits ...

The left proximal ureter of UUO mice was selected and ligated at two different ... DSI or Fer-1 administration could decrease glomerular atrophy, tubular dilatation, brush boundary loss and ...

He was admitted to another facility and diagnosed with bilateral renal calculi. A left nephrostomy was performed and a right ureteral stent was placed. Three days ago, the patient’s left lumbar ...

[35] Physical examination is necessary to identify any hypersuspension of the urethra, with or without an obstructing cystocele posteriorly. Urodynamic investigation has demonstrated that a ...

Esophageal dilation is a treatment to help stretch, or dilate, abnormal narrowings found in the esophagus. These narrowings are called strictures and can occur from a variety of health problems. They ...

Urethral dilatation may aid by stretching the bladder outlet. A course of three to six dilatations, given at intervals of two or three weeks, can be used; these must be performed under general ...

is too large to pass, becomes stuck in your ureter, or does not pass for another reason, causes too much pain, affects your kidney function, or leads to infection. The type of surgery that we perform ...

They may use one or several treatments: Balloon dilation, a procedure that uses a catheter (drainage tube) and balloon to widen a ureteral stricture University of Utah Health urologists are experts at ...