A person can empty their bladder immediately after the procedure. Read more about what to expect from a cystoscopy. Practitioners sometimes use a ureteric stent with a string, which makes removal ...

Airway Stenting: A medical procedure that involves placing a stent in the airway to keep it open and ensure proper airflow. Biodegradable Stents: Stents made from materials that can be broken down ...

The descriptors currently state the following: 50080: Percutaneous nephrolithotomy or pyelolithotomy, lithotripsy, stone extraction, antegrade ureteroscopy, antegrade stent placement ... the kidney to ...

A 33-year-old woman presented to the renal outpatient clinic with a headache. She had given birth 3 months previously at 42 weeks' gestation by emergency caesarean section, after a labor ...

You may be familiar with the notorious Mercury retrograde, but Mercury is not the only planet to go through this stress-inducing phase. In 2025, eight planets will retrograde at various times ...

Amid the film’s muddle is a more modest success: some scenes and ideas that sketch out a new form for a retrograde genre, the erotic thriller. In an interview with NPR, Reijn cites the slinky ...

An expert astrologer explains the reason your resolutions are unlikely to stick this year. Greetings, Star Seeds; we’re three weeks into the New Year, and many of us are struggling to make and ...

Brooke Shields recently revealed that her surgeon performed an "irreversible" procedure without her consent, which she kept secret from her husband for years. In her new memoir, Brooke Shields is Not ...

Mercury retrograde has long been thought to spark a period of flux and general chaos, with the astrological phenomenon considered by many to affect everything from your mood to your actions. From ...

an expandable mesh tube (called a stent) can be inserted to keep the vessel open. Because balloon angioplasty is used to correct severely impaired blood flow, the benefits of treatment usually ...

A vasectomy is a simple, generally permanent procedure to prevent pregnancy. It's the most effective form of birth control other than abstinence. During the brief procedure, your surgeon will ...