Ureteral stones are essentially kidney stones that have migrated from the kidney and become trapped in the ureter. Kidney stones form when certain substances in the urine, such as calcium, oxalate, ...

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 ...

An ectopic ureter has an orifice located outside the normal trigonal position. Generally, the term 'ectopic ureter' implies a more caudal insertion point than normal (e.g. in the urethra or outside ...

Ureteral stones are hard mineral masses that develop in the kidneys and then move into the ureter. They are known for causing ...

Scientists have made a remarkable breakthrough in kidney research. In a paper published in the journal Communications Biology, a team of researchers at Kyoto University led by Ramin Sadeghian present ...

Our team cleared a patient as a living-related kidney donor for his sister. The donor has a duplex ureter (2 collecting systems within a single sheath); the kidney is also slightly malrotated. The 2 ...