Kidney stones are one of the most common health problems. The symptoms show up as flank pain, blood in urine and fever. Though there is no definite cause of stone formation but the commonest cause is decreased water intake. If stones left untreated, they can potentially damage the kidneys also. Make an appointment with Dr. Anirudh Kaushik for kidney stone removal surgery in Gurgram.
If you have any signs and symptoms of kidney stones. Seek immediate attention if you suffer and experience pain while passing urine, blood in urine, nausea, vomiting, experiencing pain in your abdomen and groin area, cloudy and foul-smelling urine and persistent urge to urinate.
Kidney stones are hard deposits made from minerals such as calcium or waste products such as uric acid. They start small, but they can grow bigger as more minerals stick to them.
Some kidney stones often pass on their own without treatment. Other stones that are painful or that get stuck in your urinary tract sometimes need to be removed with surgery.
You might have a procedure or surgery to take out kidney stones if:
These four treatments can be used on your kidney stones:
Shock Wave Lithotripsy (SWL) is the most common kidney stone treatment. It works best for small or medium stones. It's noninvasive, which means no cuts are made in your skin.
During Shock Wave Lithotripsy procedure, you lie on a table. You'll get medicine beforehand to limit any pain or discomfort.
The kidney stone doctor uses an X-ray or ultrasound to find the stone (or stones) in your kidney. Then, He aims high-energy shock waves at your kidney from the outside. These waves go through your skin and break up the stone into small pieces.
The kidney stone doctor might put a tube called a stent into your ureter (urine flows through this from your kidneys to your bladder). This stent helps the pieces of stone pass. SWL takes about an hour. You'll usually go home on the same day.
Afterward, you'll drink lots of water to flush the stone pieces out in your urine. You might have to pee through a strainer to catch pieces of the stone so He can test them.
Shock Wave Lithotripsy removes kidney stones in about half of people who have it. If it doesn't work, you might need to have the procedure repeated.
The Shock Wave Lithotripsy procedure can cause side effects such as cramps or blood in your urine. More serious problems are less likely, but can include:
This procedure treats kidney stone in the kidneys and ureters. Your doctor uses a thin, flexible scope to find and remove stones. No cuts are made in your skin. You'll sleep through this procedure.
Your kidney stone doctor will pass the scope through your bladder and ureter into your kidney. He uses a small basket to remove small stones. If the kidney stone are larger, the kidney stone doctor will pass a laser through the scope to break them up. You usually are able to go home on the same day.
The kidney stone doctor might place a stent in your ureter to help urine drain from your kidney into your bladder. You'll go back to the doctor after 4 to 10 days to have the stent taken out.
Some stents have a string on the end so you can pull it out yourself. Be sure to carefully follow your doctor’s instructions about taking out a stent yourself.
If your kidney stone is large or lithotripsy doesn't break it up enough, this kidney stone surgery is an option. PCNL uses a small tube to reach the stone and break it up with high frequency sound waves.
You will be given something so that you won’t be awake during this kidney stone surgery. Your kidney stone surgeon will make a small cut in your back or side and place a thin scope into the hole.
Nephrolithotomy: Your kidney stone surgeon removes the stone through a tube
Nephrolithotripsy: Your kidney stone surgeon uses sound waves or a laser to break up the stone and then vacuums up the pieces with a suction machine.
The kidney stone surgery takes 20 to 45 minutes. You'll typically have to stay in the kidney stone hospital for a day or two afterward. Usually, a stent will have to stay in your kidney for a few days to help urine drain.
Your kidney stone doctor might do an X-ray or ultrasound a few weeks later to see whether any parts of the stone are left. he might also send the stone fragments to a lab to find out what they're made of.
Open surgery is rarely done for kidney stones anymore. But if your stone is very large or it can't be removed or crushed with other treatments, surgery might be an option.
You will be given something to make you unconscious during the procedure. The kidney stone surgeon will make a cut in your side and into your kidney. He will remove the stone through the opening. A stent is placed in the ureter to help urine drain.
You may need to stay in the hospital for a few days. It can take 4 to 6 weeks to fully heal after open surgery.
Talk to Dr. Anirudh Kaushik make sure you understand the risks and benefits of each of your treatment options.