Avoiding ureteral stents after uncompli- 9. Cheung MC, Lee E, Leung YL, Wong BB and Tam PC: A cated ureteroscopy would save not only the price of the stent, prospective randomized controlled trial on ureteral stenting but also the cost of its further removal. Avoiding ureteral stents after uncompli- 9. Cheung MC, Lee E, Leung YL, Wong BB and Tam PC: A cated ureteroscopy would save not only the price of the stent, prospective randomized controlled trial on ureteral stenting but also the cost of its further removal. What is a stent? Ureteral stents are soft, hollow, plastic tubes placed temporarily into the ureter to allow drainage around a kidney stone or to speed healin. Stents are also commonly placed after surgeries for stones, as in ureteroscopy, to allow healing and prevent swelling of the ureter. Ureteral stent placement is a procedure to open a blocked or narrow ureter. The ureter is the tube that carries urine from your kidney into your bladder. A stent is a thin hollow plastic tube used to hold your ureter open and allow urine to flow. The stent may stay in for several weeks. Long-term stents will stay in longer and need to be. A ureteral stent is a flexible, thin hollow tube that is placed in the ureter to allow urine to drain from the kidney to the bladder. The stent is usually 5 to 12 inches long. ... • You have heavy bleeding from your urethra If you received Conscious.
