Background A 56-year-old male with bilateral flank pain was admitted following diagnosis of bilateral kidney stone disease. He had previously undergone four separate pyelolithotomy sessions (two per ...

One in every 500 babies is born with a condition called ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO), an obstruction of the ureter that prevents urine from flowing from one or both of the kidneys into ...

A diagnosis of ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction implies a significant functional impairment of urinary transport from the renal pelvis to the ureter. UPJ obstruction does not represent a ...

Fibroepithelial polyps (FEPs) are rare benign ureteral neoplasms of mesodermal origin. As an intrinsic cause of ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) they are very uncommon. Excretory urography ...

Indwelling Stents for Chronic Urinary Obstruction While a perfect stent has not been designed, they are indispensible devices that are used everyday in our field. Indwelling ureteral stents to the ...