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Ureteroscopy
Post-Procedure:
1. You may have a small nylon thread protruding from the urethra, which is connected to a tube (stent) in the ureter. This is placed to prevent the ureter from spasming & obstructing the passage of urine from that kidney to the bladder leading to "stone-like pain" after the procedure. This thread is used to pull the stent later in the office. You should be able to void & stay dry despite the presence of this. Just take appropriate precautions to avoid accidentally pulling this string.
2. The stent will likely need to stay for 1-2 weeks, sometimes more & sometimes less, to help keep the ureter open & avoid the obstruction that can cause the back pressure (pain) on the kidney.
3. Expect that there will be some blood in the urine and this may even persist throughout the entirety of the time that the stent is in place.
4. Expect that the stent itself will cause some symptoms like an increased sense of urinary frequency. Many patients will confuse this for a urinary infection, which also causes urinary frequency, but this is not commonly the case. Some patients may even require bladder antispasm medicines when the sense of urinary frequency is too much of a bother for them.
5. Some patients will also have some discomfort up in the region of the kidney at time of urination due to back pressure to the kidney from the bladder pressure being generated. This pressure is transmitted up the stent itself to the kidney causing this phenomenon.
6. Many patients will be able to return to their regular activities within a day or 2, although check with any specific instructions on the discharge sheet.
7. If there is a stent in place, its removal in the office is a simple procedure not requiring any anesthesia and most patients will report that it was easier than they had expected.
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