{"id":1285,"date":"2025-03-19T12:58:52","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T10:58:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gautengurologie.co.za\/WP0826\/?post_type=procedures&#038;p=1285"},"modified":"2026-08-20T13:26:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T11:26:09","slug":"jj-stent-removal","status":"publish","type":"procedures","link":"https:\/\/gautengurologie.co.za\/WP0826\/procedures\/jj-stent-removal\/","title":{"rendered":"JJ-stent Removal"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JJ-stent Removal A stent is a plastic tube that runs from the kidney to the bladder inside the kidney tube (ureter). It has a loop at each end to prevent the stent from migrating to either your kidney or to the bladder.\u00a0A stent is placed to facilitate drainage of urine from the kidney to the bladder. Why do we insert a JJ-stent? A JJ-stent is inserted to relieve any blockage in the ureter. Like for instance: A stone in the ureter Sometimes surgery or disease close to the ureter can cause a blockage in the ureter After surgery to the ureter or instrument insertion into the ureter or kidney, you might need a JJ-stent to help the healing process and to facilitate drainage of urine. The JJ-stent is inserted in theatre under general anaesthesia. You will receive some antibiotics in the theatre before the procedure. The urologist will use a camera (cystoscope) to look inside the bladder. The JJ-stent will be pushed up the ureter until the upper tip is inside the kidney. We use x-rays in theatre to make sure the position of the stent is correct. Diagram Removal of the stent in the rooms The JJ-stent will be removed while you are awake. No anaesthetic is given for this procedure, thus you are allowed to eat\/ drink prior to the procedure. The urologist will use a cystoscope to find and remove the stent. Phone us if any of the following occurs Please phone the doctor\u2019s office if you experience any of the following symptoms: If you develop a fever or chills. If you have severe pain that does not get better with the prescribed medication. If you are passing clots of blood in the urine. If you are unable to pass urine. Information and consent form DOWNLOAD A JJ-stent is inserted to relieve any blockage in the ureter. Like for instance: A stone in the ureter Sometimes surgery or disease close to the ureter can cause a blockage in the ureter After surgery to the ureter or instrument insertion into the ureter or kidney, you might need a JJ-stent to help the healing process and to facilitate drainage of urine. The JJ-stent is inserted in theatre under general anaesthesia. You will receive some antibiotics in the theatre before the procedure. The urologist will use a camera (cystoscope) to look inside the bladder. The JJ-stent will be pushed up the ureter until the upper tip is inside the kidney. We use x-rays in theatre to make sure the position of the stent is correct. The JJ-stent will be removed while you are awake. No anaesthetic is given for this procedure, thus you are allowed to eat\/ drink prior to the procedure. The urologist will use a cystoscope to find and remove the stent. Please phone the doctor\u2019s office if you experience any of the following symptoms: If you develop a fever or chills. If you have severe pain that does not get better with the prescribed medication. If you are passing clots of blood in the urine. If you are unable to pass urine. DOWNLOAD Procedures Circumcision Cystoscopy Fluid hernia or congenital hydrocele JJ-stent placement JJ-stent removal Kidney stone manipulation Laparoscopic nephrectomy Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy &#8211; PCNL Prostate ultrasound and biopsy Robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy Testicular torsion repair Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) Vasectomy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"elementor_theme","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1285","procedures","type-procedures","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gautengurologie.co.za\/WP0826\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/procedures\/1285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gautengurologie.co.za\/WP0826\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/procedures"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gautengurologie.co.za\/WP0826\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/procedures"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/gautengurologie.co.za\/WP0826\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/procedures\/1285\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1796,"href":"https:\/\/gautengurologie.co.za\/WP0826\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/procedures\/1285\/revisions\/1796"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gautengurologie.co.za\/WP0826\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gautengurologie.co.za\/WP0826\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gautengurologie.co.za\/WP0826\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}