A ureteral stent is a flexible plastic tube for insertion into the ureter to treat or prevent blockages that impede urine flow from the kidney to the bladder, such as kidney stones. Once the ...

During this procedure: A special side-viewing endoscope called a duodenoscope is used. This scope is specially designed to allow the placement of necessary accessories into the bile and pancreatic ...

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Once inflated, an expandable mesh tube (called a stent) can be inserted to keep the vessel open. Because balloon angioplasty is used to correct severely impaired blood flow, the benefits of treatment ...

Biliary colic can occur when a gallstone blocks the duct of the gallbladder, and it typically results in pain after eating. Inflammatory polyps are not associated with gallbladder cancer.