Kidney Stones Treatment Stent. There is no skin incision but your urinary tract is very sensitive. They will remove the stone through the opening.
You may need general or local anesthesia during this procedure. They will remove the stone through the opening. They may be placed in patients to help reduce pain from a stone when infection is present to allow drainage or when a stone is preventing a kidney from working adequately.
Also known simply as a stent a kidney stone stent is simply one of many treatment options which can be considered for kidney stones if a doctor recommends a stent for a patient the doctor should be able to estimate how long the stent will be left in and he.
Stents are also commonly placed after surgeries for stones as in ureteroscopy to allow healing and prevent swelling of the ureter. They may be placed in patients to help reduce pain from a stone when infection is present to allow drainage or when a stone is preventing a kidney from working adequately. There is no skin incision but your urinary tract is very sensitive. You may need general or local anesthesia during this procedure.