Kidney Stone Removal

Procedures for Resolution of Kidney Stones:

Kidney stones can be treated with any of the following four methods:

• Shock wave lithotripsy: The most frequent kidney stone therapy is SWL. It’s ideal for tiny to medium-sized stones. A noninvasive procedure, it does not require any skin cuts.
• Ureteroscopy: Stones in the kidneys as well as ureters are treated using this technique. The  doctor locates and removes stones using a tiny, flexible scope. There are no cuts made in the skin.
• Percutaneous nephrolithotomy or percutaneous nephrolithotripsy: This procedure is a possibility if the stone is big or lithotripsy is not breaking it up sufficiently. PCNL employs a tiny tube to reach the stone and use high-frequency sound waves to break it. The procedure can be carried out in one of two ways:
  • A nephrolithotomy is a procedure in which your surgeon removes stone from the kidney using a tube.
  • In Nephrolithotripsy The surgeon breaks apart the stone with sound waves or a laser, then vacuums up the bits with suction equipment.
• Open surgery: Though rare, surgery may be a possibility if the kidney stone is particularly big or if previous treatments have failed to remove or break it. The patient will be given medication to render them unconscious. A incision in the side and into the kidney will be made by the surgeon. The stone is then removed via the hole. To aid urine drainage, a stent is inserted into the ureter.

Possible Complications and Risks of SWL:

• Cramps or Blood in Urine
• Around the kidney, there is a lot of bleeding
• Infection
• Kidney damage
• Urine flow is obstructed by stone

Possible complications post Ureteroscopy:

• Infection
• Ureter Narrowing
• Bleeding

Possible complications of Percutaneous nephrolithotomy or percutaneous nephrolithotripsy:

• Infection, Bleeding
• Probable damage to the bladder, bowel, ureter, kidney, or liver