A ureterovesical junction (UVJ) obstruction is a blockage of the urinary tract at the junction where the ureter—the thin tube that drains urine from the kidney—joins the bladder.In most cases, UVJ ...

Purpose: To compare the detection of urinary stones using standard gray scale ultrasound for diagnostic accuracy using the color Doppler "twinkling sign". Material and Methods: Our study population ...

A kidney ultrasound may be used to assess the size, location, and shape of the kidneys and related structures, such as the ureters and bladder. Ultrasound can detect cysts, tumors, abscesses, ...

Urology medical worker diagnosing an 8 mm calculus in the ureter on ultrasound. The doctor in the hospital analyzes the kidney disease. Human kidney stone. Problems with the genitourinary system.

Ureters are small, muscular tubes that are part of the urinary tract system. They contract to move urine from the ... Disorders for the ureter can be directly observed with cystoscopy or indirectly ...

Tables 1, 2 show the univariate analysis results for clinical categorical variables and numerical variables related to the postoperative recovery time of ureteral dilation, respectively. Bilateral ...

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Stones were passed in 86% of the distal ureteral stone cases (n = 21) in an average of 3.9 days with at least 2 weeks follow-up. Patients were also asked to rate their pain on a scale of 1 to 10 ...

A ureteric stent is a thin, flexible tube that can be placed inside the ureter to hold it open. The ureters are the tubes that carry urine (pee) from each kidney to the bladder. This type of stent is ...

A new procedure that combines the use of two ultrasound technologies may give an option to move moving kidney stones out of the ureter with minimum pain and no anaesthesia, according to a study. The ...