Abstract: An improved radial light emitting ureteral stent is disclosed having an elongated tubular member of substantially uniform outside diameter throughout its length and having a proximal and a distal end, the stent having a central lumen and at least one drainage opening extending through a wall connecting the lumen to the outside, the improvement being the inclusion of at least one fiber optic strand along a length of the tubular member, the strand capable of radially emitting light. The fiber optic strand is connected to a variable voltage source, the strand either being embedded within a wall of the stent or in associative contact with an exterior periphery of the tubular member.