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How do you get a urethral stent surgically implanted to fix kidney stones?

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Ureteral: You are referring to a ureteral stent. It is placed through a cystoscope.How do you know this is what you need. If you know you have a stone go to a urologist.

Dr Fowler and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 8/11/2014

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I'm 68 with a PSA of 1.0 in 2021, but it jumped to 1.8 in 2022 - 3 weeks post removal of a urethral stent (in for 2 wks) for kidney stones. The test was repeated 4 months later, but it rose to 2.1. Should this recent increase be a cause for concern?

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My husband was told he had a kidney stone the doctor did surgery and said their was no kidney stone, but put a stent in why? My husband was told he had a kidney stone the doctor did surgery and said their was no kidney stone, but decided on his own my hus

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For the left urethra at the bladder with blockage from kidney stone or scare tissue from past ureteroscopies have a stent or resection as a choise ?

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Can having an infection in my urine do to kidney stones cause me to break out ? I've been breaking out ver since i got stent implanted

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Kidney failure. Stone blocking urethra,sepsis occurred.Stent inserted and removed 21/2/19.27/2-Creatine clearance abnormal. GFR is 38. what now?

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