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The first line reads: "A stent is a small, lattice-shaped, metal tube that is inserted permanently into an artery." I'm pretty sure the '''rubber''' tube they '''temporarily''' put in my '''ureter''' after I had surgery to break up a kidney stone was also called a stent. So is "stent" a more general term than this article indicates or did the doctors just call it a stent to help me understand? --[[User:Joe Quick|Joe Quick]] 15:59, 1 April 2008 (CDT) | The first line reads: "A stent is a small, lattice-shaped, metal tube that is inserted permanently into an artery." I'm pretty sure the '''rubber''' tube they '''temporarily''' put in my '''ureter''' after I had surgery to break up a kidney stone was also called a stent. So is "stent" a more general term than this article indicates or did the doctors just call it a stent to help me understand? --[[User:Joe Quick|Joe Quick]] 15:59, 1 April 2008 (CDT) | ||
Yes, there are uteral stents, too. I don't know anything about those, but I suspect Robert Badgett can fill in those details for us. [[User:David E. Volk|David E. Volk]] 16:32, 1 April 2008 (CDT) | |||
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definition too limited?
The first line reads: "A stent is a small, lattice-shaped, metal tube that is inserted permanently into an artery." I'm pretty sure the rubber tube they temporarily put in my ureter after I had surgery to break up a kidney stone was also called a stent. So is "stent" a more general term than this article indicates or did the doctors just call it a stent to help me understand? --Joe Quick 15:59, 1 April 2008 (CDT)
Yes, there are uteral stents, too. I don't know anything about those, but I suspect Robert Badgett can fill in those details for us. David E. Volk 16:32, 1 April 2008 (CDT)