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thin catheters threaded into segments of the ureter that carry urine, produced by the kidney, either down into the bladder internally, or to an external collection system.
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What is the purpose of ureteral stents?
Following balloon dilation or incision of ureteral strictures, placement of stents maintains the functionality of the ureters. Stents may also be used in the presence of kidney stones to manipulate or prevent stone migration prior to treatment.
Why are ureteral stents used?
A ureter may become obstructed as a result of a number of conditions including kidney stones, tumors, blood clots, postsurgical swelling, or infection. A ureteral stent is placed in the ureter to restore the flow of urine to the bladder.
Why would a ureteral stent be used when colon cancer is being performed?
Ureteral stents are commonly used during pelvic surgeries. One reason is that it clearly identifies the ureter, which helps surgeons save time as well as preventing ureter damage.
How is a ureteral stent removed?
Stents are removed same way they are placed, via a cystoscope. Patient is scoped and a grasper grabs the stent part that remains in the bladder.
What is the proper spelling of stents?
Stents.
What interferes with the flow of urine to bladder?
9001247 Ureteral calculi, for one.
What does it feel like when a ureteral stent is displaced?
when i had my ureteral stent taken out i had not felt a thing. i did pee tho
What is a left ureteral calculus?
stone
Can you defribrillate with stents?
yes
How many cardiac stents can a person have?
I have had 32 stents put in in the last 7 years
What is the average number of stents per patient?
a person could potentially receive 10-15 or even more stents even under reasonable and appropriate care
What is the meaning of stets as related to the heart?
It is "Stents" and not stets. Stents are small, metallic, porous cylindrical structures that are placed within a blood vessel to prevent re-narrowing of the blood vessel due to chloesterol deposition. Usually these stents are placed after a "ballon angioplasty", a medical surgery to clean the deposited cholesterol plaques in the blood vessels (coronary arteries), to prevent re-narrowing or furhter deposition of chlolesterol that may block the coronary arteries and may lead to Angina or heart attack. In some cases these stents may also be coated with drugs such stents are called as drug eluting stents.
