Children with a JJ catheter developed more UTIs than children with a splint; the latter, however, tended to require more re-interventions. Modification of either method is needed to find the best way to stent the ureter.doi:10.1111/petr.13065ter Haar, Anuradha S....
3.Lithotripsy - Kidney stones can also be removed surgically. A percutaneous nephrolithotomy is a procedure in which a kidney stone is removed via a small incision in the skin. A kidney stone may also be removed with a ureteroscope,...
2022, at the University of Maryland, using a genetically engineered pig heart with 10 gene modifications. A 57-year-old man with no other life-saving options survived for 60 days with this treatment [1]. Furthermore, experimental kidney and heart transplantation from genetically engineered pigs i...
The main causes of obstruction are biliary stones, biliary malignancies and biliary stent obstruction. Charcoal triadis the three common symptoms of cholangitis: abdominal pain (especially in the upper right abdomen), jaundice ...
T4 and T3 (T3 has 3 iodine molecules, T4 has 4) T4 is the predominant hormone produced by the thyroid gland. In the liver and the kidney T4 is converted to T3 through a process called deiodination, supplying 80% of circulating T3. Importantly,T3 is 7 to 10 times more potent than T4...
Blood clots and scarring from past kidney stones can also create blockages that interrupt the flow of urine. Often a stent is inserted into the blocked ureter to open the tube and allow for drainage to take place, while opioids may be required to treat the pain until the blockage is resol...
Dry gangrene is an uncommon condition wherein some parts of the body become dry and subsequently turn black over time due to lack of blood flow. The skin and tissues may even slough off in severe cases. Dry gangrene differs from other...