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A misplaced menstrual cup led to ureterohydronephrosis in a woman, causing months of pain and haematuria. A case report by urologist Dr Clara Maarup Prip and colleagues from Aarhus University ...

This sparked our curiosity about how such a helical ring—perhaps with some structure modifications—would behave in various environments: on the ground, along a pipe, underwater, on sand, and even in ...

Objects: Anterograde renal pelvis perfusion manometry is an effective method to assist in the diagnosis of upper urinary tract obstruction. Methods: To established a rat model of partial ureteral ...

While the potential of using helical microrobots for biomedical applications, such as cargo transport, drug delivery, and micromanipulation, had been demonstrated, the viability to use them for ...