Types Of Surgeries For Kidney Stone And Enlarged Prostate

The choice of surgery for the removal of stone in kidney depends on the size of the stone and its location. Generally, the small stones are removed, by taking lot of liquid and some medicines. The laser surgery is done to break the stone into smaller parts for easy removal through urine. This shock wave therapy involves the use of waves that are generated outside the body. They travel through the body to hit the bit larger stones and break them into smaller parts. The urologist uses X rays or ultrasound for locating the stone and pinpointing the waves towards there. The shock wave surgery is provided on outpatient bases and patients can resume the work after few days. The recovery time is very fast in this surgery.

If the location of the stone is such that shock wave will not effectively break the stone into smaller parts and the size of the stone is big, then another surgery is suggested by the urologist. This surgery is called percutaneous nephrolithotomy.  In this surgery, the surgeon makes an incision in the back to create a channel to the stone. For larger stones, ultrasound is used to break them into smaller parts before removing them. The patient has to stay in hospital for several days for full recovery. The stones are directly removed by the surgeon.

Ureteroscopic is used Kidney stone specialist doctor in Delhi for lower and mid ureter stones. The incision is not done in this surgery. The urologist passes ureteroscopic into the ureter through bladder and urethra.  The stone is then removed with a cage like devices.

An urologist also performs the surgeries for removing or cutting enlarges prostate. The surgeries are recommended if the use of medicines has not been effective in curbing the prostate tissue.  The surgeon may also recommend the removal of the inner prostate through surgery in case of benign enlargement of prostate.

The open surgery is done to remove the enlarged portion of the prostate when bladder has been damaged and needs repair. The surgeon makes an incision and removes the stone. Laser surgery is used to shrink the enlarged tissue of the prostate or destroy the enlarged part of the prostate. The surgeon decided the selection of surgery after examining the conditions of the prostate and its size.  The smaller prostate Urologist for Laser Prostate Surgery enlargement can be cut into smaller parts to ease the pressure on the urethra for urinations.  The selection of final surgery for stone removal and prostate will also depend on the facilities available in the hospital.