IN the evaluation of patients with impairment of renal function it is often important to delineate the anatomic status of the urinary tract. For this purpose retrograde pyelography is customarily ...

ACUTE renal failure in patients with multiple myeloma who have had intravenous urography has had increased emphasis over the last few years. 1–5 A direct cause- and-effect relation between the acute ...

PURPOSE: To present our experience and discuss the various endourological approaches for treating forgotten encrusted ureteral stents associated with stone formation. MATERIALS AND METHODS: From July ...

Introduction: Hematuria, a common clinical indicator of genitourinary tract pathology, arises from diverse etiologies including calculi, infections, malignancies, trauma, and iatrogenic causes.

A recent retrospective study found that intravenous urography-assisted fluoroscopy-guided shockwave lithotripsy (SWL) helps in the effective treatment of radiolucent ureteral stones when compared to ...

RBCs: In theory, there is no detectable blood in normal urine, but RBCs may be seen, even in healthy individuals. An RBC count ≥3/hpf in two of three urine samples is usually accepted as hematuria.

High-powered revelers are trying to hack their hangovers with concierge infusions. By Amelia Nierenberg Some go for Alka-Seltzer. Others, Pedialyte. Anthony Bourdain had a recipe: aspirin, a cold Coca ...

ABSTRACT: Retrocaval ureter is a very rare congenital malformation. We report a 10 years’ experience in the diagnosis and treatment of retrocaval ureter, a case series of 3 cases in two different ...

"The global shortage of ICM has necessitated rapid adaptation of workflows and clinical pathways, which are particularly important for practicing urologists who are evaluating patients for hematuria," ...

Sweden: Computed tomography-urography (CTU) with cortico-medullary phase (CMP) can rule out urinary bladder cancer (UBC) with high accuracy, says a recent study in the journal BMC Urology. It might be ...