Hi, I had a stent inserted 7days ago, and all the pain has gone except for a little in my back. I have a stone also, but it has lodged itself in the meat of my kidney and i was told could stay there for a long time and not cause me any trouble... but my question is, how...
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A ureteral stent is a plastic, flexible, hollow tube that helps the kidney drain urine after surgery. The stent is applied if the urologist thinks the urine might not drain well after kidney stone surgery. Your stent is typically removed within the first two weeks after surgery. If the sten...
Kidney stonescan vary in size widely, ranging from tiny crystals, such as “gravel” or “sand-like,” to significantly larger stones that can grow to the size of a golf ball or even bigger in some cases. The size of a kidney stone determines the symptoms a person may experience, the ...
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An obstructing stone with proximal infection may mimic acute pyelonephritis (Chapter 292). Infection in the setting of ureteral obstruction is a medical emergency (“pus under pressure”) that requires immediate drainage by placement of either a ureteral stent or a percutaneous nephrostomy tube. Other...
advise whether to wait for the stone to pass on its own or take other measures. In the case of larger stones, your doctor can give you treatments to break up the stones, install a stent to make the ureter temporarily wider for easier passage, or surgically remove the stones from your ...
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Read about kidney stone symptoms and signs, causes, prevention, and home remedies. Treatment may involve lithotripsy (ESWL), utereroscopy, and pain medications.
Sophisticated tools trap the stone and crack it up into tiny bits. After that, we position a stent in the ureter to alleviate inflammation and speed up healing. Nephrolithotomy Sometimes we take advantage of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) to remove oversized renal stones. We make a small ope...