In a sterile giant hydronephrosis, the options include observation, nephrectomy and, occasionally, internal ureteric stent or nephrostomy for patients unfit for surgery. Nephrectomy is advised for ...

A 7–14 Fr endopyelotomy stent was then placed, with the larger segment across the stricture site (Figure 4). The nephrostomy was removed the following day. The patient returned for removal of ...

which may require a stent to drain urine from the bladder or a nephrostomy tube to drain urine from the kidney It’s not known precisely what causes peritoneal cancer, though the process begins when a ...

Fluid Biomed has raised $27 million to move forward with the development of its bioabsorbable stent designed to divert blood away from unstable brain aneurysms. The Canada-based startup estimates ...

Introduction Colonic stenting for malignant obstruction is now established as the preferred treatment for patients without curative intent, and provides a lower rate of stoma formation. Guidelines in ...

Introduction/purpose Bradycardia and hypotension are recognized complications after carotid artery angioplasty and stenting (CAS). Typically this is short-lived but may persist up to 1 week in cases ...

Objective To perform a matched case–control study comparing complications and angiographic outcome using the Woven Endobridge (WEB) device and stent-assisted coiling (SAC). Methods Sixty-six patients ...

A: Illustration showing the location of the celiac plexus. B: Axial CT scan showing some approaches: anterior hepatic (blue arrow), posterior intervertebral (red arrow), posterior aortic (green arrow) ...

Objective: To explore the relation between venous sinus disease and IIH. Methods: 12 patients with refractory IIH had dilatation and stenting of the venous sinuses after venography and manometry had ...

(UroToday.com) The 2024 Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO) annual meeting held in Dallas, between December 3 and December 6, 2024, was host to the Bladder Cancer Session II. Dr. Hadley Wyre discussed ...