What's a Ureteral Stent? A ureteral stent is a small plastic tube placed inside the ureter to help urine (pee) pass from a kidney into the bladder. A child may need a ureteral (yuh-REET-eh-rul) stent: ...

A ureteral stent is a flexible plastic tube for insertion into the ureter to treat or prevent blockages that impede urine flow from the kidney to the bladder, such as kidney stones. Once the ...

A person with kidney stones sometimes needs a ureteral stent, which allows urine to drain easily from the kidney into the bladder. The stent is a soft, hollow, plastic tube about 8 -11 inches long. It ...

If you have kidney stones, you may receive a ureteral stent. This is a soft, hollow, plastic tube placed in the ureter (the tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder). The top portion of ...

A ureteral stent is a thin, hollow tube that is placed in the ureter to help urine flow from the kidney into the bladder. Benefits include: Relieve ureteral obstruction (stones, cancer, stricture) and ...

Our interventional radiologists perform this procedure. Ureteral stenting: Your surgeon places a hollow tube inside your ureter to open it. This may be temporary treatment before surgery. Your ...

A ureteral stent was inserted into the left ureter and was removed after 2 months. She has not complained of pain or showed symptoms since the removal. Our case suggests that doctors consider the ...

PORTLAND, OR, UNITED STATES, January 28, 2025 /EINPresswire / -- Ureteral stent is a thin hollow tube that is inserted into the ureter to alleviate blockages in the kidney's urine flow.

Double-J ureteral stent (DJUS) is an important therapeutic tool in endourology. There are well-known frequent complications associated with DJUS placement such as distal and proximal migration within ...

The purpose of this study is to obtain postmarket safety and efficacy data on Boston Scientific Double-J Ureteral Stents. Participant eligibility includes age, gender, type and stage of disease, and ...

Make sure you have someone to drive you home after your procedure. We may also place a stent in your ureter (tube between your bladder and kidney) up to a few weeks prior to your surgery. This stent, ...