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What Causes Pain In Kidney Area Inspite Of Removed Catheter?

my husband just had his catheter removed today. Now, when he urinates, he has extreme, deep pain in his right kidney area (only while urinating). Not sure if he is urinating enough. He has a stent in his ureter and the doctor says that because the ureter is not able to close because of the stent, that the urine is pushed back up into the kidney creating the pain. Wondering if he should have kept the catheter in while he has the stent?
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hello
Thanks for query .

Your husband has undergone surgery (Probably for stone in his ureter ) and a D.J Stent has been put in his ureter
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It is common to get pain in kidney area as the urine flows backwards through stent in to kidney causing pain in kidney area while urinating .

Since the stent has to be in the ureter for 2 weeks the patient can not be put on per urethral catheter to drain the bladder as there is high risk of getting UTI due to catheter itself .The catheter in urethra is more cumbersome than pain due to having stent in ureter .

Normally this gets resolved within a week till then take pain killers and antibiotics .

Dr.Patil.
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What Causes Pain In Kidney Area Inspite Of Removed Catheter?

Hello Thanks for query . Your husband has undergone surgery (Probably for stone in his ureter ) and a D.J Stent has been put in his ureter . It is common to get pain in kidney area as the urine flows backwards through stent in to kidney causing pain in kidney area while urinating . Since the stent has to be in the ureter for 2 weeks the patient can not be put on per urethral catheter to drain the bladder as there is high risk of getting UTI due to catheter itself .The catheter in urethra is more cumbersome than pain due to having stent in ureter . Normally this gets resolved within a week till then take pain killers and antibiotics . Dr.Patil.