Overall, from 2002-2008, the rate of ureteral injury rose from 0.17% to 0.25% and the rate of bladder injury increased from 0.48% to 0.54%, according to findings presented at the American ...

Routine ureteral stenting during bladder cancer surgery to prevent or decompress obstruction should be avoided because it may give rise to upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC), according to ...