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 ...

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, which is completely internal, allows your ureter to dilate or ...

Promising technology developed by a University Hospitals doctor that looks to decrease discomfort in kidney stone patients achieved a major milestone in the path toward mass commercialization with its ...

If left untreated, ureteral stones can lead to serious complications, such as kidney infections, bleeding during stone passage or treatment, and acute kidney injury or failure.

We may place a temporary plastic stent or other tube to help your kidney drain and stop any bleeding ... This causes the kidney to spasm and can cause waves of excruciating pain. After leaving your ...

Kidney stones are ... urine channel and into the ureter to directly apply laser energy to the stone. This has a better success rate but is more invasive. The stent is removed in the office.

As judged from his history, the patient initially appeared to have acute kidney injury (AKI) that was due to lower urinary tract obstruction, resulting in urinary retention with overflow incontinence.

Studies for an acute kidney stone episode may, in some situations, involve a range of radiological procedures which may include 1 or 2 plain Kidney Ureter Bladder (KUB) radiographs ... but procedures ...