A ureteral stent (pronounced you-REE-ter-ul), or ureteric stent, is a thin tube inserted into the ureter to prevent or treat obstruction of the urine...

peripheral and cerebrovascular disease, while ureteral stents ensure the patency of a ureter. Prostatic stents can be temporary or permanent and are used...

directly drains urine into a stoma bag. Cancer of the ureters is known as ureteral cancer. It is usually due to cancer of the urothelium, the cells that line...

Urology Group) (February 2019). "Ureteral stent versus no ureteral stent for ureteroscopy in the management of renal and ureteral calculi". The Cochrane Database...

back into the ureter), kidney stones, urinary tract catheterization, ureteral stents or drainage procedures (e.g., nephrostomy), pregnancy, neurogenic bladder...

Ciancio developed a technique which no longer requires ureteral stenting, avoiding many stent related complications. There is disagreement in surgical...

treat a downstream obstruction of urine. Ureteral stent exchange: indwelling double-J type ureteral stents, typically placed by urologist using cystoscopy...

peptide affects biofilm formation in a rat model of staphylococcal ureteral stent infection". Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 51 (12): 4518–4520...

Rezaei, Mahdi (November 2013). "Effects of terazosin and tolterodine on ureteral stent related symptoms: a double-blind placebo-controlled randomized clinical...

headbanging iatrogenic infection inflammation ischemia neoplasm smoking ureteral urethral Stenoses of the vascular type are often associated with unusual...

intravenous antibiotics, drainage—either percutaneous or retrograde with a ureteral stent—has become the cornerstone of treatment since the development of ultrasonography...

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hospitalized on 1 March. He was diagnosed with ureteral stones for which he underwent ureteral stenting the day after at the Japanese Red Cross Medical...

prostatitis and lower urinary tract symptoms in males, ureteral calculus expulsion, ureteral stent-related urinary symptoms. It can be used in post-traumatic...

or narrowing, tumour or clot, as an adjunct during the placement of ureteral stents. It can also be used ureteroscopy, or to delineate renal anatomy in...

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of uropathogens on in vitro encrustation of polyurethane double J ureteral stents". Urological Research. 39 (1): 29–37. doi:10.1007/s00240-010-0280-7...

upper urinary tract obstruction is treated by the insertion of a ureteric stent or a pyeloplasty. Lower urinary tract obstruction (such as that caused by...

Wegst, Ulrike G.K. (January 2019). "Freeze-casting porous chitosan ureteral stents for improved drainage". Acta Biomaterialia. 84: 231–241. doi:10.1016/j...

urinary tract. Causes include urolithiasis, posterior urethral valves and ureteral herniation. Diagnosis is based on results of bladder catheterization, ultrasonography...

palliative procedures such as Nephrostomy tube insertion or ureteric stents insertion or ureteral balloon catheter dilatation. Procedures such as Rendez-vous and...

diverticular or appendiceal abscess, nerve sheath tumor, pelvic kidney, ureteral or bladder diverticulum, benign cystic mesothelioma of the peritoneum,...

volume, and evidence of kidney damage such as kidney size, thickness or ureteral dilation. Trabeculated bladder on ultrasound indicates high risk of developing...

may be necessary to insert a biliary stent to allow the bile to drain freely. Similarly, ureteral or vascular stents, surgical resection or radiotherapy...

artery stent(s) Non-drug-eluting stent (00.64) Percutaneous insertion of other precerebral (extracranial) artery stent(s) Basilar stent Vertebral stent (00...

McDougall EM, Clayman RV (October 1996). "Ureterolysis for extrinsic ureteral obstruction: a comparison of laparoscopic and open surgical techniques"...

renal papillary necrosis is supportive, any obstruction (ureteral) can be dealt with via stenting. This condition is not linked to a higher possibility of...