We may also place a stent in your ureter (tube between your bladder and kidney) up to a few weeks prior to your surgery. This stent, which is completely internal, allows your ureter to dilate or ...

Promising technology developed by a University Hospitals doctor that looks to decrease discomfort in kidney stone patients achieved a major milestone in the path toward mass commercialization with its ...

Kidney stones are a common problem of the urinary ... Under urgent circumstances, a temporary, internal silicone tube (stent) is placed using a scope to bypass the stone and relieve the obstruction.