Ureteral Stent Side Effects: What to Expect & When to Worry

Common side effects:

- Pain or discomfort in the flank or lower back

- Difficulty or pain during urination

- Increased frequency of urination

- Cloudy or bloody urine

- Urinary tract infection

Less common side effects:

- Fever and chills

- Nausea and vomiting

- Kidney stones

- Hydronephrosis (swelling of the kidney)

- Bladder spasms

- Perirenal hematoma (blood collection around the kidney)

- Ureteral perforation (hole in the ureter)