Kidney And Bladder Stent. A stent can be in place for a few weeks up to a couple of months. It is commonly placed inside the ureter between the kidney and the bladder in order to temporarily relieve obstruction.
A kidney stent is a hollow tubular structure which is medically used to drain the kidney when there is an obstruction in the flow of urine from the kidneys into the bladder. Kidney stents also called ureteral stents are thin flexible hollow tubes placed into the ureter to bypass the obstruction and allow the passage of urine. 4 stents are flexible and can be different lengths.
A ureteral stent holds the ureter open so urine can flow through.
When placed in the ureter the top portion of the stent has a small curl that sits in the kidney and the opposite ends curls in the bladder. They span from the bladder to the kidney. When this happens physicians can use image guidance to place stents or tubes in the ureter to restore the flow of urine to the bladder. In the field of medicine a urinary stent is a tube that is inserted into the ureter to aid the flow of urine from the kidneys to the bladder.