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 ...
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 ...
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.
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, ...
Endoscopic Balloon Dilatation (EBD): A minimally invasive procedure that uses a balloon to widen the obstructed ureter. Double J Stent: A type of ureteral stent that helps to keep the ureter open ...
The patient returned for removal of the endopyelotomy stent and placement of a standard 'double J' ureteric stent 1 month later. A retrograde study showed a normal ureter. The stent was removed 2 ...
A ureteropelvic anastomosis, protected with a ureteral stent, was created. This proved difficult because of the short remnant ureter and contracted pelvis. The percutaneous nephrostomy was removed ...