This technique uses a handheld transducer placed on your skin to direct ultrasound waves at the ... the ureter—the tube connecting the kidney to the bladder—often cause severe pain and lead ...

Patients experience debilitating pain when kidney stones ... urethra and into the bladder. The scope locates stones, which the clinician can then disintegrate with an ultrasound probe.

A poorly positioned menstrual cup to capture monthly blood flow may lead to more serious complications than leakage alone, ...

Some of the most common procedures that we perform at U of U Health range from non-invasive to minimally invasive and include: Shock wave lithotripsy is an outpatient procedure that uses ultrasound ..

Discover the health risks of improper menstrual cup usage, including kidney complications, and learn how to use menstrual ...

a renal and/or bladder ultrasound, and urine flow rate with pelvic floor electromyogram should be obtained. Voiding cystourethrography is reserved for cases in which an anatomic or neuropathic ...

The most common reason for cisplatin-ineligibility is renal function impairment. Up to 40% of patients with bladder cancer have renal impairment, defined as a creatinine clearance ≤60 ml/min ...

Shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) is a procedure that uses ultrasound energy to break a kidney ... out of your body from the bladder), into your bladder, and up to your stone, either in your ureter or ...

A poorly positioned menstrual cup to capture monthly blood flow may lead to more serious complications than leakage alone, warn doctors in the journal BMJ Case Reports, after treating a young woman ...

Over time, chronic catheters and bladder infections can cause bladder irritation which can increase your risk for bladder cancer.