These stents help ease the flow of urine along the ureter, which connects the kidney to the bladder. They help prevent kidney damage caused by kidney stones, strictures or swelling of the ureter.

What is the best approach to ureteral implantation in kidney transplantation? Into the bladder vs native ureter; with or without a stent for 6 weeks? Any number of techniques are used to handle ...

Ponsky’s technology received 510(k) clearance from the FDA in 2022 to begin marketing the product for patients battling kidney stones or other problems that cause difficulties with the drainage of the ...

Ureteral stents ease urine flow from the kidney to the bladder to prevent kidney damage caused by kidney stones, strictures or swelling of the ureter (which connects the kidney to the bladder ...

The stent keeps the ureter open and assists in draining urine from the kidney to the bladder. As the stent resides in the body, no separate external bag is required for urine collection.

A doctor places a kidney stent, also called a ureteral stent, to keep urine flowing from the kidney to the bladder, usually after you have a kidney stone or some other obstruction. While your ...

Pass a small ureteroscope (camera) through your urethra (tube that carries urine out of your body from the bladder), into your bladder, and up to your stone, either in your ureter or kidney. The scope ...

This causes the kidney to spasm and can cause waves of excruciating pain. Stage 2. After leaving your kidney, the stone travels through a tube called the ureter on the way to your bladder. There are ...

The stent hadn’t helped after all; the impacted kidney had, in fact, been irreversibly damaged and was now functioning at a paltry 20%. Why? The cancer was back, and worse.

These stents help ease the flow of urine along the ureter, which connects the kidney to the bladder. They help prevent kidney damage caused by kidney stones, strictures or swelling of the ureter.