[ELI5] Why isn’t prostatic enlargement treatable with a urethral stent?

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It seems like a no brainer: squishy tube getting squished, so wedge non-squishy tube down the chokepoint to prevent squishage.

I assume it’s not that simple, but I don’t understand why.

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I assume there’s a pain factor involved – the stents used in coronary arteries is a mesh that is semi flexible.

If you were to put the same mesh into the urethra at the point the prostate is over growing and constricting it, I imagine there could be damage to all the structures involved causing significant pain. Think of how a kidney stone going through that area feels…

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