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Can i remove my own stent?

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Dr. Ira Friedlander answered

Specializes in Cardiac Electrophysiology

There are many: different places that stents are used. Without defining your placement no comment can be made. Cardiac stents cannot be self removed, biliary stents can not be self removed. Some urologic stents can be self removed.

Answered 12/19/2016

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