3 weeks later, the patient complained of abdominal distension, left flank pain, and fever ... A ureteropelvic anastomosis, protected with a ureteral stent, was created. This proved difficult ...

She gave no other history of abdominal surgery or of abdominal pain. Examination ... removal of the endopyelotomy stent and placement of a standard 'double J' ureteric stent 1 month later.

Ureteral strictures are when part of your ureter becomes scarred and narrowed. Ureteral blockages and strictures are often treatable. But, without treatment, they can cause pain, kidney stones, ...

As judged from his history, the patient initially appeared to have acute kidney injury (AKI) that was due to lower urinary tract obstruction, resulting in urinary retention with overflow ...