Article: New ureteral obstruction findings from University of Michigan published.

According to a study from the United States, "The management of ureteral strictures in transplanted kidney is challenging. Open surgical treatment is effective but entails significant convalescence."

"Holmium: yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Ho:YAG) laser endoureterotomy is useful for other types of ureteral obstruction, and we aimed to assess its long-term success for strictures of transplant kidney ureters. We reviewed the course of 12 kidney transplant patients managed with Ho:YAG laser endoureterotomy and/or percutaneous ureteroscopic balloon dilatation for ureterovesical anastornotic strictures or ureteropelvic junction obstruction. Success was defined as stable ...

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