Urinary System: Examination and potential treatment of the urinary system (urethra, bladder and ureters): May be undertaken via a cystoscopy (an instrument inserted into the urethra for examining the urethra, urinary bladder and ureters.) Ureteric stents are normally used for obstruction (blockage) to one or both of your ureters (the tubes that carry urine from your kidneys to your bladder). They are put in through your bladder using a scope passed along your urethra (tube that allows urine to be excreted from the bladder). Ureteric stents can be used for blockages that occur because of tumour within the ureter or blockages caused because of cancer within the abdomen (tummy) that is pressing on the ureter causing it to narrow.
Ureteric Stent Adapted from Image Source: Macmillan https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-information-and- support/treatments-and-drugs/ureteric-stent
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