Not sure what a ureter stone is? You’ve probably heard of kidney stones, or you may know someone who’s had a kidney stone. You may even have experienced one yourself. A ureter stone, also known as a ...

The type of surgery that is needed depends upon the location of the scar, the cause and the length of the scar. This surgery is used when the stricture is close to the bladder. These strictures often ...

A ureteral obstruction is a blockage in your ureters. Your ureters are the tubes that carry urine from your kidneys to your bladder. Many conditions, including kidney stones, cancer, and ureteral ...

The time it takes to pass a kidney stone depends on its size and location. Smaller stones measuring under 4 mm usually pass within a month, while larger ones, measuring 4 mm to 6 mm may take around 45 ...

Embryologically, the position of the ureteral orifice in single and duplicated systems is best explained by the migration and rotation of each ureteral bud that forms on the mesonephric (Wolffian) ...

Transitional cells are in your urinary system. It’s the part of your body that includes the kidneys, the bladder and the tubes that connect them. These cells are able to change shape and stretch ...

Scientists at Kumamoto University have made a major breakthrough in regenerative medicine by successfully creating functional ureter tissue—organoids resembling the urinary tract—from pluripotent stem ...

Dr. Shay Golan, head of the Urologic Oncology Service at Beilinson Hospital, decided to try something new and, for the first time in Israel, a robot performed the surgery in 50 minutes. A doctor at ...

A 23-year-old Hispanic woman was referred to the urology service for long-standing right flank pain that occurred whenever she had to hold off voiding because a bathroom was not nearby and was ...