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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

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Dr. Saisudha Kotla

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Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi

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When Is Stent Placement Not Recommended

Premium Questions

Dr. G.Srinivasan MD

I am having a double j stent in my left side kidney and its going to be removed tomorrow. Before removing the stent, is there any care to be taken from my side? what is the procedure for removing the ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. G.Srinivasan ( Urologist)
Dr. Suma Parinam MD

I have a stent have passed the stone there is no string attached to the stent it only hurts when I pee is it ok to have sex I'll have bee stent in for another 5 ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Suma Parinam ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Benard Shehu MD

transferred to a higher level facility for attempted stent placement. My father was told "it didn't work" (the stent). What are some reasons that stent placement could not be done... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Benard Shehu ( Cardiologist)
Dr. Saumya Mittal MD

I am a 53 yearold man that just had a 3rd stent inserted After the surgery the doctor said he wanred to put in another stent the following week. Why wouldnt the tother stent be put in at the same ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Saumya Mittal ( Diabetologist)
Dr.  Binu Parameswaran Pillai MD

I had an aortic aneurism and had a stent put in. Does niacin cause danger to this stent doing it's ... the stent to leak. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Binu Parameswaran Pillai ( Endocrinologist)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr.  Shailja Puri MD

I had a kidney stone removed and stent placed 2 months ago. After removal of the stent no hematuria ... and RT 6 years ago. Did the stent irritate an underlying radiation cystitis? Injury from the... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shailja Puri ( Pathologist and Microbiologist)
Dr.  Shailja Puri MD

if u have stent replacement in your heart that stent is for life? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shailja Puri ( Pathologist and Microbiologist)
Dr. Matija Romic MD

WE are looking for a specific type of stent that was put into a friend of mine. Is there a specific stent called a Stent LCX? He is suppose to have an MRI and we need to know the type of stent... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Matija Romic ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Sukhvinder Singh MD

having another stent put in. For some reason i am nervous about having the new stent put in. Has anyone died having a stent put in? Also, can a heart attack happen while a stent is being put... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sukhvinder Singh ( Cardiologist)
Dr. JItendra Sharma MD

my dad suffered an mild heart attack and underwent angioplasty and stent placement, after 2 years ..., why all vessels will not be fitted with stent at the begining only? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. JItendra Sharma ( General & Family Physician)