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 kidneystone 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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