Comparison of clinical outcomes between metallic and polymeric ureteral stents in malignant ureteral obstruction: a retrospective comparative study [PDF]
BMC UrologyBackground The present study compared the clinical outcomes and indications of metallic ureteral stents (MS) and polymeric ureteral stents (PS) in patients with malignant ureteral obstruction (MUO). Methods We analyzed 148 patients (240 ureters) with MUO
Tomohiro Nishi +8 more
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Effect of the location and severity of partial ureteral obstruction on urinary system stone disease formation [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThis study aimed to observe the effect of the location and severity of partial ureteral obstruction, based on ureteropelvic and ureterovesical junction strictures, on stone formation.
Kemal Demirhan +4 more
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Multilevel congenital ureteral obstruction in a two-year-old child: Staged reconstruction with neo-implantation and V-Y pyeloplasty [PDF]
Urology Case ReportsMultilevel congenital ureteral obstruction involving the ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) and ureterovesical junction (UVJ) is exceedingly rare condition in pediatric urology and may cause progressive hydronephrosis and renal impairment if untreated.
Gede Wirya Kusuma Duarsa +3 more
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Predictor for Ureteral Stent Removal in Gynecological Cancer Patients with a Ureteral Obstruction [PDF]
Urogenital Tract Infection, 2022 Purpose This study investigated the possibility of ureteral stent removal in patients with gynecological cancer and ureteral obstruction. Materials and Methods From February 2010 to March 2022, the records of 121 patients with gynecological cancer and ...
Sung Hyun Ji +3 more
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Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2023 Background: Antenatal hydronephrosis can be caused by various congenital anomalies of the excretory urinary system. Common causes are isolated ureteropelvic junction obstruction and ureterovesical junction obstruction with isolated mid-ureteral stenosis ...
Marwa El Masri +5 more
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Benign ureteral polyps causing upper urinary tract obstruction
Urology Case Reports, 2021 Ureteral fibroepithelial polyps are benign, mesodermal neoplasms that can cause upper urinary tract obstruction. The preoperative diagnosis of this disease is challenging, but multidetector computed tomography (CT), particularly CT urography in the ...
Nguyen Duy Hung +3 more
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African Journal of Urology, 2021 Background Malignant ureteral obstruction caused by extrinsic compression of a primary malignant tumour or by metastatic disease is an indicator of poor prognosis with a median life expectancy of about one year.
Yasuyuki Kobayashi +2 more
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Bilateral proximal ureteral and ureterovesical junction obstruction in a child
Urology Case Reports, 2023 The most common sites of ureteral obstruction in children are at the level of the ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) and ureterovesical junction (UVJ). Bilateral hydronephrosis or hydroureteronephrosis due to varying degrees of obstruction at the UPJ or UVJ is
Daniel A. Reich +3 more
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Effects of hormone therapy on the clinical outcomes of endoscopic intervention in patients with endometriosis-related ureteral obstruction [PDF]
Investigative and Clinical Urology, 2023 Purpose: We investigated whether endoscopic interventions, including laser endoureterotomy and balloon dilatation following hormone therapy, are a good choice to treat ureteral obstruction due to ureteral endometriosis instead of laparoscopic or open ...
Jungyu Kim +8 more
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Urology Case Reports, 2022 Ureteral stricture and obstruction following ureteroscopy are often difficult to treat. We report successful laser endoureterotomy using the cut-to-the-light technique for complete obstruction. A 44-year-old man developed complete ureteral obstruction at
Keito Shiozaki +5 more
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