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What Are The Side Effects Of Kidney Stent?
I had a kidney stent fitted 3 years ago and then the kidney was removed a few months later. I had a hip xray today and it showed the stent still there. Should it be? I sometimes get a pain where my kidney should be, I urinate more often than I should and am always getting water infections. Is this because the stent is still there?
Mon, 2 Mar 2015
Hello
Thanks for query.
It is rather amassing to see the stent in renal unit after removing kidney (Nephrectomy) .The only possibility one can guess is that surgeon has not removed entire stent while doing Nephrectomy.
Pain in abdomen and increased frequency for urination are mostly due to infection and foreign body reaction to stent .
Please consult concerned Urologist for Endoscopic examination of bladder (Cystoscopy)and get the stent removed .
Dr.Patil.
Thanks for query.
It is rather amassing to see the stent in renal unit after removing kidney (Nephrectomy) .The only possibility one can guess is that surgeon has not removed entire stent while doing Nephrectomy.
Pain in abdomen and increased frequency for urination are mostly due to infection and foreign body reaction to stent .
Please consult concerned Urologist for Endoscopic examination of bladder (Cystoscopy)and get the stent removed .
Dr.Patil.
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