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A ureteral stent (pronounced you-REE-ter-ul), or ureteric stent, is a thin tube inserted into the ureter to prevent or treat obstruction of the urine flow from the kidney. The length of the stents used in adult patients varies between 24 and 30 cm. Additionally, stents come in differing diameters or gauges, to fit different size ureters.
However, with chronic hydronephrosis, permanent loss of kidney function is seen even once the obstruction is removed. [4] Obstruction that occurs anywhere along the upper urinary tract will lead to increased pressure within the structures of the kidney due to the inability to pass urine from the kidney to the bladder.
A medical tattoo is a tattoo used to treat a condition, communicate medical information, or mark a body location for treatment. People may get a paramedical tattoo to conceal a condition or the effects of treatment, such as creating the appearance of an areola after breast reconstruction, or a cover-up tattoo to disguise the area in an artistic ...
drainage of urine from the kidney by percutaneous (through the skin) nephrostomy; drainage of fluid collections, e.g. an abdominal abscess; pigtail catheter: used to drain air from around the lung (pneumothorax) administration of intravenous fluids, medication or parenteral nutrition with a peripheral venous catheter or central venous catheter
Dermatologists have observed rare but severe medical complications from tattoo pigments in the body, and have noted that people acquiring tattoos rarely assess health risks prior to receiving their tattoos. Some medical practitioners have recommended greater regulation of pigments used in tattoo ink.
In order for a tattoo to be permanent, ink has to get into the dermis. The dermis is the tissue underneath the outer layer of your skin, called the epidermis.
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Stent placement can be useful for saving a kidney at risk for postrenal acute kidney failure due to the increased hydrostatic pressure, swelling and infection (pyelonephritis and pyonephrosis) caused by an obstructing stone. Ureteral stents vary in length from 24 to 30 cm (9.4 to 11.8 in) and most have a shape commonly referred to as a "double ...