Stent Removal After Kidney Stone Surgery. The j shape of the endings of stent helps to prevent displacement and also ensures unobstructed passage of urine into the bladder. Kidney stent removal is a simple procedure that is usually done by a doctor.
The stent can be removed under full anesthesia though it is much more common for a doctor to use a local anesthetic because the patient is usually released immediately after the procedure a cystoscope is often used to assist the doctor in removing the stent. After kidney stone removal a soft and thin tube like stent with j shaped endings is placed extending from the kidney to your urinary bladder. In most patients stent removal is a relief as their stent discomfort goes away.
However in some patients severe pain may occur for several hours.
Kidney stent removal is commonly performed with local anesthesia. The stent can be removed under full anesthesia though it is much more common for a doctor to use a local anesthetic because the patient is usually released immediately after the procedure a cystoscope is often used to assist the doctor in removing the stent. I had a 5mm kidney stone removed 2 days ago by ureteroscopy wit laser and basket removal and a stent placed. I had to be readmitted to hospital on the same day of the stent removal due to severe pain much more severe than the flank pain that necessitated the surgery in the first place after several shots of morphine the first 2 didn t touch sides the pain subsided from an 8 10 to maybe a 7 out of 10.