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 ...

THE MORNING the nephrostomy was due to be inserted, my creatinine level shot up, nearly doubling. Had I waited even a day or two longer, the loss of my once “good” kidney would likely have been ...

The company will also showcase Foley-Safe, the world's first Foley catheter stabilizer that actively reduces the chance of infections and prevents accidental extractions. DUSSELDORF, Germany, Nov. 4, ...

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 ...

This male patient sustained tetraplegia in a motor bike accident when he was 18 years old. He underwent right percutaneous nephrostolithotomy twice (14 and 16 years after the initial accident). Right ...

You have had a drain placed in your kidney, which you will need to care for until it is removed. This will include flushing the tube daily as well as cleaning the tube site and changing the dressing.

The company will also showcase Foley-Safe, the world's first Foley catheter stabilizer that actively reduces the chance of infections and prevents accidental extractions. Cathetrix will launch ...

My worst medical nightmare nearly came true. When I wrote “How not to save a kidney” a few weeks back, I described how my transformed, now aggressive lymphoma had compromised the functionality of my ...