A trial compared patient-reported outcome measures after percutaneous nephrostomy vs JJ ureteric stent for urinary tract decompression in patients with obstructive stones.

In current urological practice, clinicians decide whether to place a ureteral stent or nephrostomy, but evidence-based treatment guidance is needed. Routine ureteral stenting during bladder cancer ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared a convertible stent that allows an interventional radiologist to treat ureteral obstructions in a single procedure. The ConvertX nephroureteral ...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BrightWater Medical, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the company’s innovative ConvertX™ Nephroureteral Stent ...

Your kidneys are part of your urinary system and work to produce urine. Normally, the urine that is produced flows from the kidneys into a tube called a ureter. The ureter connects your kidneys to ...

A urostomy is an abdominal wall opening that allows urine to leave the body through a stoma. A nephrostomy is a temporary tube to drain urine directly from one or both kidneys. A urostomy takes the ...

A stent is a tiny tube that a doctor places in an artery or duct to help keep it open and restore the flow of bodily fluids in the area. Stents help relieve blockages and treat narrow or weakened ...