How Kidney Stone Treatment Can Help To Remove Stone From The Kidney?

by Dranshuman Agarwal Best urologist in delhi

 Our kidneys perform several functions including filtering our blood and removing waste and fluids from the blood to make urine. At times, when there is a heap of wastes and not an adequate amount of fluid in the blood, these wastes can accumulate and stick together to form kidney stones. The condition may cause frequent or incessant pain, fever, nausea, etc. The kidney stone treatment in Delhi is readily available. You need to consult with the health professional that looks after kidney stone issues.

There are few factors that help health professionals to determine accurate treatment for kidney stones. It is usually based on their size, locations and what type of stones they are. The doctor may also conduct some tests to know the exact location and size of the stone.

Small kidney stones

Small kidney stones are not much of the concern as it may pass through the urinary tract without treatment. Your health professional or kidney stone doctor will advise you to drink lots of water so that kidney stones will be pushed to pass through the urine. He may also prescribe you pain medicine to reduce pain. The doctor may also ask you to catch or accumulate kidney stones in a special container if you are able to pass it on. Once kidney stones are gathered, they will be sent to the lab to find what type of stone it is.

Large kidney stones

Larger stones in the kidney may get stuck and cause excruciating pain, vomiting and dehydration. It may block the urinary tract and may require urgent treatment. You should consult a kidney stone specialist to find the best treatment for kidney stones.

Kidney stone treatment

Shock wave lithotripsy

During this treatment, the doctor utilizes shock waves to break up the kidney stone into small fragments. When the stones are broken into small pieces, it helps itself to pass through the urinary tract and out of your body with your urine. The treatment is done under the influence of general anesthesia and the whole procedure usually takes approx an hour.

Cystoscopy and ureteroscopy

In this kidney stone treatment in Delhi, the doctor uses a cystoscope to see inside the urethra and bladder to find the stones in them. During ureteroscopy, the doctor uses ureteroscope which longer and thinner than a cystoscope, to see the detail images and ureters and kidneys. This instrument (ureteroscope or cystoscope) is inserted through the urethra to find stones. Once, the stone is located, it is either break into small pieces or removed. The procedure takes place in the hospital with anesthesia.

Percutaneous nephrolithotomy

This procedure is utilized in rare cases to remove kidney stones. During the surgery, the surgeon inserts a thin viewing tool called nephroscope to find and remove the kidney stone. The doctors make a small cut in your back to directly insert the tool into your kidney. If the size of the kidney stone is big, the surgeon may also use a laser to break the kidney to stones into smaller pieces. The procedure will require you to stay in the hospital for a few days.

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