LAPAROSCOPIC URETERIC STONES SURGERY

Laparoscopic Ureteric Stones Surgery

Kidney stones can also be called renal stones, renal calculi, or by the medical names nephrolithiasis and urolithiasis. All these names mean the same thing: there is a formation of hardened minerals in the kidneys or urinary system. In most cases kidney stones are formed because of a decrease in urine volume or increase in the minerals that form the stones in the urine. Symptoms of kidney stones You may not know you have a kidney stone unless it causes pain, is large and blocks the flow of urine or is being passed. The most common symptom is severe, fluctuating pain that starts in the area where the kidneys are located, in the lower back or side under the ribs. Pain tends to move with the stone. If the stone stops, the pain may stop. Other symptoms include:

Bloody or cloudy urine that smells bad
Nausea and/or vomiting
Fever and/or chills
Burning, painful sensation when urinating
If you have any of these symptoms, please call your doctor. Taking care of kidney stones early can prevent serious complications, such as CKD or, in extreme cases, renal failure that would require dialysis or a kidney transplant to replace the function of the kidneys.
Techniques used:

URS

Ureteroscopy involves the use of ureteroscopes, small flexible or semi-rigid telescopes that can be inserted up the urethra, through the bladder and into the ureter without an incision. These instruments allow the doctor to view a ureteral stone directly. They also have small working channels through which various devices can be passed to remove or fragment the stone. Anesthesia is generally used, and a stent is left in the ureter for a few days after treatment while healing takes place.

Advantage

The majority of ureteroscopic procedures can be performed as day surgery and that most individuals can return to work within one to two days following the procedure. It is associated with high success rate making most of the patients immediately stone free at the end of procedure.

PCNL

In percutaneous nephrolithotomy or nephrolithotripsy, the surgeon makes a small incision in your back to remove kidney stones. He or she then puts a hollow tube into your kidney and a probe through the tube. In nephrolithotomy, the surgeon removes the stone through the tube. In nephrolithotripsy, he or she breaks the stone up and then removes the fragments of the stone through the tube.

What are the benefits of this procedure?

With PCNL large stones can be removed in a single operation in most cases
Most patients recover and return to activity quickly
Vardaan hospital Has Performed many successful operations of Laparoscopic Ureteric Stones Surgery