What is Ureteric Stent Insertion?
A nephrostomy tube is a thin flexible plastic tube that is placed via the skin into the kidney to allow drainage of urine. Urine leaving the body can be collected in a bag that can be attached to the leg or waist so that you can move freely.
A ureteric stent is a thin flexible plastic tube that follows the course of the normal anatomy from the kidney to the bladder.
Why perform Ureteric Stent Insertion?
You may be been referred for this operation because you have a blockage in the normal drainage of urine from the kidney to the bladder; this can be caused by a stone, infection, injury or cancer.
How does Ureteric Stent Insertion work?
This procedure can be done under sedation or general anaesthetic in an operating room with specialised medical imaging equipment.
Once you have been positioned face down on the table, your interventional radiologist will use an ultrasound machine to guide a fine nee- dle into the kidney. Through this a wire will be placed, the needle removed and a nephrostomy tube inserted over the wire.
If you required a ureteric stent, a catheter (thin tube) will be passed down from the kidney into the bladder under x-ray guidance and replaced with a wire. Over this wire, a ureteric stent will be delivered into the bladder. Often, a resting nephrostomy tube will be left in place for a few days and then removed.
In most cases nephrostomy tubes require replacement every 3 months. Your urologist will normally change your ureteric stent every 3 – 6 months.
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