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 ...

I’m looking forward to when my cancer is entirely gone, the nephrostomy is no longer needed, and I can pee like the rest of humanity again. My worst medical nightmare nearly came true. When I wrote ...

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

Tumor expression of cyclooxygenese-2 (COX-2) and vascular expression growth factor (VEGF) expression to predict survival outcome in locally advanced cervical cancer.

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 ...

Correlation between fatigue level and irradiated volume of the whole body, lung and heart in breast cancer patients receiving adjuvant radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery No significant ...

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.

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 ...