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Kidney Stones Learning Center
Treatments could include:
- Percutaneous Nephro...
- Drink Plenty of Flu...
- Extracorporeal Shoc...
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Ureteroscopic Removal of Ureteric Calculus
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Laser Lithotripsy
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The goal of treatment is to relieve symptoms and prevent further symptoms. (Kidney stones that are small enough usually pass on their own.) Treatment varies depending on the type of stone and how severe the symptoms are. People with severe symptom...
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It is believed that stones may pass more quickly if the patient is encouraged to drink large amounts of water (2–3 quarts per day). X ray showing a kidney stone. ( Custom Medical Stock Photo . Reproduced by permission .) Herbal remedies that have ...
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A person with a kidney stone will say that the most important aspect of treatment is adequate pain relief. Because the pain of passing a kidney stone is so severe, narcotic pain medications such as meperidine or morphine are often required. It is ...
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A patient with a kidney stone will say that the most important aspect of treatment is adequate pain relief. Because the pain of passing a kidney stone is so severe, narcotic pain medications (like morphine) are usually required. It is believed tha...
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Percutaneous nephrolithotomy, or PCNL, is a procedure for removing medium-sized or larger renal calculi (kidney stones) from the patient's urinary tract by means of an nephroscope passed into the kidney through a track created in the patient's bac...
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Percutaneous (through the skin) urinary procedures help drain urine from your bladder and get rid of kidney stones.
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Oral rehydration therapy (ORT) involves the replacement of fluids and electrolytes lost during an episode of diarrheal illness. Diarrheal illnesses are pervasive worldwide, and they have a particularly large impact in the developing world. Childre...
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Lithotripsy is the use of high-energy shock waves to fragment and disintegrate kidney stones. The shock wave, created by using a high-voltage spark or an electromagnetic impulse outside of the body, is focused on the stone. The shock wave shatters...
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Lithotripsy is a medical procedure that uses shock waves to break up stones in the kidney, bladder, or ureter (tube that carries urine from your kidneys to your bladder. After the procedure, the tiny pieces of stones pass out of your body in your ...
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Lithotripsy is the use of high-energy shock waves to fragment and disintegrate kidney stones . The shock wave, created by using a high-voltage spark or an electromagnetic impulse, is focused on the stone. This shock wave shatters the stone and thi...
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Lithotripsy is a therapeutic medical procedure used to disintegrate stones (calculi) in the urinary tract and kidneys . Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) uses shock waves generated outside the body and is non-invasive. Intracorporeal sh...
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