UroLume endoprosthesis
Definition: 
Brand name for a flexible, woven mesh cylinder (stent), to be placed and expand inside the urethra, to hold it open and to help urination problems caused by benign prostatic hyperplasia or urethral strictures.
Drawing makes it appear it is outside the urethra, but this is for illustration only.
Made by American Medical Systems. [This is not an endorsement but provided merely for education. Consult your physician.]
See endoprosthesis.
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