Treatment For kidney Stone in Delhi and Its Prevention

by Dr.Anirudh Kaushik Senior Consultant Urologist

Treatment for kidney stone depends on the size of the stone. Small stone can be removed from kidney by just drinking lot of fluid –water or beer with the permission of doctor, If patients is facing some pain during passing of small stone, some medicine such as ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin IB, others), naproxen sodium (Aleve) or Acetaminophen can be taken after consulting a doctor. In case the stone is not coming without pain, the a doctor can give some medicine like alpha blocker, which relaxes the muscles in ureter thus, helping a patient to pass the kidney stone with ease and less pain .

For big stones ,which are not coming on their own and are causing bleeding or urinary infections , surgeries are recommended , and they are –

Sound waves therapy – In this therapy stone is broken into small pieces by shock waves. These small pieces are small enough to pass through normal urine tract. The entire process may take up to one hour and can cause some pain. That is why a patient is given little anesthesia during the therapy.

Surgery for very large stone –This surgery involves incision through back and stone is removed with the help of a small telescope and instruments when they are put in the body of the patient through back. Patient is given anesthesia and it takes couple of days of hospitalization,

Surgery using scope – In this surgery a thin light equipped with a camera is inserted into ureter through urethra and bladder to break the stone into smaller pieces. These smaller pieces then take the normal urine route to move out of body of the patient. In case of swelling, a small tube is placed in the ureter to relieve the swelling and associated pain. Use of anesthesia may be general and local depending on the consultation of the doctor.

 

Surgery of parathyroid gland –This surgery is done to remove the calcium stones, formed due to the overactive parathyroid glands .when parathyroid glands produce too much hormone, the level of calcium increase in the body can leads to formation of kidney stone.

Frequent kidney stone problem can lead to infection of the urinary track. Patients with history of kidney stone must consult a Best Urology Doctor in Delhi NCR to pre-empt any formation or spread of infection in urinary track.

 

Steps, which can prevent kidney stone formation -

Simple care can be taken to prevent the formation of kidney stone. Taking these steps do not require service of any kidney stone specialist doctor in Delhi

Drinking lot of water throughout the day, at least 8 to 10 glasses, ensure that a person is passing urine frequently. At the same time, diet with oxalates, must be avoided. Oxalates diet include, beets, okra, Swiss chard, nuts, tea, spinach, chocolate and soy products.

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