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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.
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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 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.
What are ureteral stents?
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.
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 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 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
Is plavix a nitrate?
No, Plavix is not a nitrate. It is a platelet inhibitor that is used to prevent blood clots, usually in stents.
How many cardiac stents can a person have?
I have had 32 stents put in in the last 7 years
