Kidney Stones

The stones may be small and pass unnoticed through the urinary tract, but they can also cause extreme pain as they leave the body.

Symptoms

A kidney stone usually remains symptomless until it moves into the ureter. When symptoms of kidney stones become apparent, they commonly include:

severe pain in the groin and/or side.
blood in urine
vomiting and nausea.
white blood cells or pus in the urine

burning sensation during urination
persistent urge to urinate
fever and chills if there is an infection
reduced amount of urine excreted

PCNL

Percutaneous nephrolithotomy is the most commonly employed minimally invasive kidney stone removal surgery. Typically it is used for stones more than 2 cm and can be done under spinal or general anesthesia. A small incision less than 1 cm is made. A nephroscope is then passed into the kidney and the stone is fragmented into small pieces and removed. A DJ stent is then placed in the kidney.

RIRS (RETROGRADE INTRA-RENAL SURGERY)

In this technique, a flexible ureteroscope is passed through the urinary passage, through the bladder into the kidney directly. Using a Holmium laser, under direct vision the kidney stones can be broken into small fragments and removed with miniature baskets. No cut in the skin is given in this procedure. It is especially useful to remove stones in difficult locations inside the kidney. There are minimal bleeding and early recovery of patients using this technique. If you are looking for the best kidney stone treatment in Bathinda visit Dr. Sameer Grover, with 15 years of experience in the field of urology and surgical procedure. He follows a considerate approach and has delivered more than 5,000 successful surgeries.

URS(URETERO-RENOSCOPY)

Stones that are stuck in ureters( a thin tube that carries urine from kidney to the bladder) are treated using a rigid ureteroscope which is as thin as a pen. The ureteroscope is passed through the urinary passage and no cut is given on the skin. Once the ureteroscope reaches up to the stone, it is fragmented into small pieces using Holmium laser or a pneumatic lithoclast. The stone fragments are ten removed using a forceps. At the end of the procedure, a stent is placed in the ureter which is but a safety device. The stent is removed around a week later through the urinary passage.