DJ STENT क्यों डालते है? KIDNEY STONE OPERATION के बाद ।Dr Santosh Agrawal

Dr Santosh Agrawal is Chief urologist and Head of Department of Urology and Kidney transplant at Bansal Hospital Bhopal.He is Practicing urologist since more than 15 years and had thousands of kidney and prostate laser and endoscopic surgery. He has to his credit many publications in National and International journal. stone operation

Stents are used for various reasons in patients with kidney stones. 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. Stents are also commonly placed after surgeries for stones, as in ureteroscopy, to allow healing and prevent swelling of the ureter.
How is a stent placed?
Stents are placed during surgery by sliding them over a soft “guidewire” which is placed up the ureter, which is the tube draining the kidney. See a video below of a stent being placed.
How is a stent removed?
Stents can be removed in two different ways. Sometimes, a string is left attached to the end of the stent. This string is allowed to come out of the patient’s urethra, the tube where he or she urinates. The string can be used to pull on the stent and remove it. In cases where a string is not left attached, a small camera called a cystoscope is inserted into the patient’s urethra after numbing medication has usually been administered. The cystoscope is then advanced into the bladder and the stent is grasped with an instrument and removed. See our post on stent removal for a video and more details.
How long can a stent stay in?
In general, most stents should only remain in for no longer than 3 or so months. If a stent is left in too long, it can form stones directly on it, making removal difficult.
What are the symptoms of having a stent?
While some patients with stents have minimal discomfort related to them, other patients will report symptoms that can range from being annoying to being severe enough that the stent has to be removed. These symptoms can include:
Sensation of needing to urinate
Seeing blood in the urine
Bladder spasms
Burning sensation during urination
Pain in the back during urination or when moving
Pain in the bladder
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Dr. Santosh Agrawal
Chief Urologist and Kidney Transplant Surgeon
Bansal Hospital, Bhopal.