A renal stent is designed for the use in treatment of kidney problems. Renal stents are of various types. One of the types of renal stent is designed to provide treatment for blockages in the ureter. Ureter is the tube which carries the urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder. Stent is the name [...]
Renal Stenting and Angioplasty are procedures used to open up narrowed or blocked kidney arteries, thus restoring blood flow to the kidneys.
Renal Stents are designed to be flexible enough to withstand various body movements.
Renal Artery Stent, as the name suggests, is used for treatments related to Kidney disorders. There are different types of these artificial tubes. There is one type which is used in the Ureter (the tube that carries urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder) to treat any kind of blockage. To stop the stent [...]
Possible Complications due to the placement of renal stent Renal Stent placement is a very safe procedure to remove blockages in the Ureter. This operation is harmless and not at all painful but many complications might crop up due to negligence on the part of the patient or the doctor. The complications that generally occur [...]
Renal stenting is a catheter based procedure. The catheter acts as a guide to place the stent in the renal artery to open a narrowing or blockage. Stents come in a variety of strengths, sizes, and other properties. Stent selection for each procedure depends upon many factors, including the size of the artery, the location [...]
A synthetic wire mesh tube is placed inside the renal artery to prevent the narrowing of the blood vessel. This in turn helps to check the low supply of blood to any organ which the artery with a constriction serves. A Renal Stent placement is done to treat whenever there is a blockage in the [...]
Kidney stent removal is a simple and short procedure. The stent is removed using a cystoscope by using local anesthesia. At times the renal stent can be left such that the thread attached to the lower end is stayed outside the body through the patient’s urethra. The doctors can easily remove these stents by simply [...]
Complications from kidney stents are usually rare, although some effects may occur. Stent malpositioning and ante grade dissection are the complications associated with renal stenting. However, these complications can be recognized and effectively managed. On rare occasions, a kidney stent may become dislodged from its location and move away from the kidney. If a stent [...]
Renal stent procedure A stent is a kind of specially designed hollow tube that is placed inside the ureter. It is normally made up of a flexible plastic material. This often helps to relieve the patient of his pain. The top end of the stent is coiled in the kidney and the lower end is [...]
Renal Artery Stenosis Stent is very safe and highly advanced method which has proven results for the treatment of Renal Artery Stenosis. Stenting has a high success rate when it comes to treatment. Renal Artery Stenosis refers to the narrowing of one of more of the blood vessels leading to the kidneys. This medical condition [...]
Renal stent placement is done to treat blockages in the ureter. A renal stent is held at place with coils that are placed on both its ends. When it is felt by a doctor that a patient needs a renal stent placement then a complete medical image study is conducted on the patient. This imaging [...]