A ureteral stent is a thin tube used to help urine pass from the kidneys to the bladder.

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/brampton-hospital-procedure-patient-consent-1.6932817?cmp=rss

Elsie underwent eight operations including a six-hour bowel operation, and had a stent fitted in her liver.

Source: https://www.hexham-courant.co.uk/news/23893757.haydon-bridge-woman-raises-17-000-charities-helped-daughter/?ref=rss

He needed a stent for a blocked artery.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/03/books/review/sam-shepard-biography-robert-greenfield.html

“It effectively tells people you must have open-heart surgery when a stent would do,” Bramlet said.

Source: https://sentinelcolorado.com/nation-world/nation/judge-blocks-wyomings-1st-in-the-nation-abortion-pill-ban-while-court-decides-lawsuit/

Sushmita Sen shocked fans and friends when she announced on social media yesterday that she had suffered a heart attack and that she even underwent an angioplasty to install a stent.

Source: https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Entertainment/1zpks0hhgx/Sushmita-heart-attack-Felt-discomfort-on-shoot.htm

The air ambulance doctor accompanied Nick on the land ambulance to Royal Derby Hospital where he was fitted with a stent.

Source: https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/people/belper-air-ambulance-patient-highlights-importance-of-cpr-this-restart-a-heart-day-4373516

The angiography showed the biggest artery was blocked by a clot which was removed and a stent was put in. The patient recovered and was discharged last week.

Source: https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-doctor-alarms-citizens-about-heart-diseases-in-youngsters