Stricture or kinking of ureter

This study tests a new surgical technique that uses a piece of foreskin (from circumcision) to repair complex ureteral strictures—narrowing of the tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder. The trial will enroll 50 men who cannot be treated with standard surgery. The…

This study will observe 50 children (ages 1 month to 18 years) who come to the emergency room with kidney-related symptoms like swelling, blood in urine, or high blood pressure. Researchers want to learn which kidney diseases are most common and how children respond to initial tr…

This observational study will compare the gut and urine bacteria, as well as metabolic profiles, of 120 people with ureteral stricture (a narrowing of the tube from kidney to bladder) against healthy volunteers. Researchers aim to find differences that could explain why the condi…

This study will collect blood samples from 30,000 adults in the UK with various health conditions, including blood clots, infections, heart disease, diabetes, and more. The samples will be used to develop and fine-tune new diagnostic tests for the cobas® lumira device, which allo…