Blocked kidney stent

    • [PDF File] Patient Advice following Ureteric Stent Insertion

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      Ureteric Stent Insertion This information leaflet has been developed to provide patients with post-operative advice following ureteric stent insertion. A ureter is a tube which drains urine from your kidney into the bladder. You have undergone a procedure to insert a ureteric stent, which is a thin flexible tube that is inserted ...

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    • [PDF File] Having a Ureteric Stent: What to expect and how to manage

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      kidney, an internal drainage tube called a ‘stent’ is commonly placed in the ureter (the tube between the kidney and the bladder). The stent is placed there in order to prevent or temporarily relieve the obstruction. If a long term stent is required it will have to be changed on a 6 monthly basis.

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    • [PDF File] Having a stent in the stomach or small bowel pyloric or …

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      4 www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk What if I feel my stent is blocked? If you feel that your stent has become blocked: Stop eating. Try having a drink to see if it clears the blockage. If it still feels blocked, you can contact your specialist nurse who will advise you. Foods to avoid Some foods have a higher risk of getting stuck in the stent and causing a

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    • [PDF File] Instructions for post-operative care of ureteric stents

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      blocked ureter Kidney Blocked ureter Stent Ureter Bladder Stent placed at the kidney then urine drains bypass through the tube to leave the kidney. The stent allows urine to bypass blocked ureter. The stent end at the bladder. The urine drains into the bladder. Uretel Stent The top of the stent sits in the kidney. The stent allows urine to pass ...

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    • [PDF File] PATIENT INFORMATION FACT CARD Ureteral Stent

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      Ureteral Stent Introduction A ureter is a tube inside your body that drains urine from the kidney to the bladder. If a ureter is blocked, the urine will not drain properly. When this happens, the kidney overfills and swells. This is called hydronephrosis. Hydronephrosis can be caused by a tumor pushing on a ureter, kidney stones, or scar tissue.

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    • [PDF File] PATIENT & CAREGIVER EDUCATION Ureteral Stent Placement

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      blocked, this will cause both of your kidneys to become weak and can place you at risk for kidney failure. Blocked kidney(s) require ureteral stent placement. A ureteral stent is a thin tube that’s placed in your ureter to help drain urine from your kidney (see Figure 1). One end of the tube is inside your kidney and the other end is in your ...

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    • [PDF File] DJ stent and nephrostomy drainage outcomes for upper …

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      sent towards the kidney. Entry of the guidewire into the kidney was confirmed with fluoroscopy. Then, a 5F or 6F polyurethane DJ stent was inserted into the ureter above the guidewire. A polyurethane DJ stent was used in cancer patients. Nephrostomy catheter insertion Patients were placed in prone position. A gel cushion

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    • [PDF File] Patient Information ANTEGRADE URETERIC STENT INSERTION

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      anaesthetic. Because the stent is put in through the kidney and down the ureter, this is called an antegrade procedure (as opposed to placing a stent through the bladder and up the ureter, which is a retrograde procedure). This stent then allows urine to drain in the normal fashion, from the kidney into the bladder.

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    • [PDF File] Recovering with a Ureteric stent - Urology Partners

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      stent may remain in place for a few days or for a few weeks, to aid the healing process. Figure 1. Figure 2. A stent is needed to allow the kidney to drain. Blocked kidneys are potentially very painful and if infection is also present, sometimes dangerous. The stent prevents the kidney from blocking. What to expect with a stent

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    • [PDF File] Information about your procedure from The British …

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      nephrostomy into your kidney • we thread the extra anatomic stent over the guidewire so that one end is placed in the kidney • we than make a few small incisions (cuts) in the skin on your abdomen (tummy) • we create a tunnel under the skin of the abdomen, from the site of your nephrostomy down to your bladder and guide the stent through

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    • [PDF File] KEY POINTS FOR LIVING WITH A STENT - BAUS

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      draining urine from the kidney to the bladder can be blocked by stones, stone KEY POINTS FOR LIVING WITH A STENT • We recommend that you drink at least 1.5 to 2 litres ... Having a stent, together with an underlying kidney problem, makes you more likely to get infection in your urine. Infection should be suspected if you have:

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    • [PDF File] PATIENT INFORMATION BOOKLET

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      abdominal stent graft Catheters AAA Kidney Femoral arteries ENDOVASCULAR STENT GRAFTING This is a minimally invasive procedure. A stent graft (such as the abdominal stent graft) is placed inside the aneurysm without surgically opening the tissue surrounding it (see Figure 4). The stent graft is a fabric tube supported by a metal framework.

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    • [PDF File] Percutaneous ureteric stent - University Hospital Coventry

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      rily relieve your symptoms. The ureteric stent will enable urine to bypass the obstruction and drain from yo. r kidney into your bladder.The percutaneous nephrostomy is left in place. t the end of the procedure. However, this is usually for a short time and it is removed once confirmed that the uret.

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    • [PDF File] Living with Ureteric (“JJ”) Stents - York and Scarborough …

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      ‘stent-related symptoms’ in the majority of patients who have a stent. Specifically, this includes irritation of the bladder. This may manifest as some blood seen in the urine. It may also cause some pain on passing urine and cause more frequent or urgent urination. Some patients report pain in the kidney area: others report pain in the lower

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    • [PDF File] Eating After Esophageal Stent Placement - Boston Scientific

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      afe to start eating and drinking again. You will start with fluids and. then build up gradually to a soft diet. It can take one to two days for the stent to f. following dietary stages:Stage 1 daysFluids only – water, tea, coffee, fruit jui. es, milk, soft drinks or sports drinks.Start with small sips and in.

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    • [PDF File] Ureteric stent on a string - West Herts Hospitals

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      Ureteric stent on a string Important patient information, please read. label Date of insertion: _____. Your ureter is your natural tube that connects the kidney to the bladder. This stent is a flexible plas-tic tube that is placed into your ureter and begins in your kidney and ends in your bladder, but is less than 3mm in width.

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    • [PDF File] guide to Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy - My Kidney Stone

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      kidney stones. To help your kidney heal and drain urine during the healing process, your doctor may place a nephrostomy tube or a ureteral stent at the end of the procedure. Some patients require a second operation to remove all of the stone. If so, the nephrostomy tube and stent may be left in place until the next operation.

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    • [PDF File] Frequently Asked Questions about Ureteral Stents UMHS …

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      Frequently Asked Question. about Ureteral StentsUMHS Department of UrologyWhat is a ureteral stent?A ureteral stent is a small, soft, tube about 10 - 12 inches long and. bout as big around as a coffee swizzle stick (see picture above, on left). It is placed in the ureter, which is the muscular tube tha. drains urine from the kidney to the ...

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    • [PDF File] Ureteral Stenting and Nephrostomy

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      A ureteral stent is a thin, flexible tube threaded into the ureter. When it is not possible to insert a ureteral stent, a nephrostomy is performed. During this procedure, a tube is placed through the skin on the patient's back into the kidney. The tube is connected to an external drainage bag or from the kidney to the bladder for internal drainage.

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    • [PDF File] Ureteral Strictures

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      to get urine to drain from a blocked kidney. Unlike a ureteral stent, the nephrostomy tube drains urine into a bag, not the bladder. Some reasons a person or provider might choose this over a ureteral stent are: o Failure of the ureteral stent to drain urine. Sometimes urine will still back up in the kidney after a stent is placed. This causes ...

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    • [PDF File] Having a Ureteric Stent: What to expect and how to manage

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      kidney, an internal drainage tube called a ‘stent’ is commonly placed in the ureter (the tube between the kidney and the bladder). The stent is placed there in order to prevent or temporarily relieve the obstruction. If a long term stent is required it will have to be changed on a 6 monthly basis.

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    • [PDF File] Managing your nephrostomy tube and drainage bag

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      the ureter that runs from the kidney to the bladder, this stent needs to be changed every three to six months. Once a stent has been inserted you wi ll no longer need to have the nephrostomy tube on the outside. (Occasionally there is difficulty putting in stents, or stents can become blocked if this is the case then you will keep the ...

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    • [PDF File] What is a ureteral stent? What is a nephrostomy tube? - My …

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      A nephrostomy tube is a catheter placed in your kidney that connects to a drainage bag to collect urine outside of your body. The nephrostomy tube is usually removed prior to hospital discharge. Sometimes patients go home with the nephrostomy tube, and it is removed several days later during a follow-up appointment. Nephrostomy.

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    • [PDF File] guide to Having a Ureteral Stent - My Kidney Stone

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      A ureteral stent is a specially designed hollow tube placed in the ureter (the tube that carries urine from your kidney to your bladder). Made of flexible plastic material, the length of an adult stent is typically 22 to 30 centimeters long, extending from the kidney to the bladder, with a coil on each end to hold the stent in place. The ...

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    • [PDF File] Renal artery stenosis after kidney transplantation: …

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      Renal artery stenosis was assessed by angiography and, if a significant lesion was found, interventional treat-ment was performed (angioplasty and/or surgery). Medi-cally uncontrolled hypertension was required to treat TRAS. The average length of follow-up from graft to diagnosis of TRAS was nine months.

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