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Find out whether kidney stones require surgery, the possible risks and complications, the length of the recovery period, and the aftercare required.
Kidney stone surgery involves the surgical removal of kidney stones that are too large to pass on their own, or are causing too much pain or an infection. Stones that are impairing kidney function may also require surgical removal.
There are several types of kidney stone surgery. They include percutaneous nephrolithotomy and nephrolithotripsy, ureteroscopy, shockwave lithotripsy, and open surgery. Keep reading...
A surgeon uses special instruments passed through a tiny tube in your back to locate and remove stones from the kidney. Percutaneous nephrolithotomy is used most often for larger stones or when less-invasive procedures don't work or aren't possible.
Percutaneous nephrolithotomy is a surgical procedure to remove kidney stones that are too large to pass on their own or don’t respond to other treatments. The procedure takes three to four hours to complete.
Learn about the surgery options for kidney stone removal at U.S. News and World Report. Not all kidney stones require treatment. But larger stones may need to be removed surgically.
Surgery to remove very large stones in the kidney. A procedure called percutaneous nephrolithotomy (nef-row-lih-THOT-uh-me) involves surgically removing a kidney stone using small telescopes and instruments inserted through a small incision in your back.
There are several types of kidney stone surgery that are highly effective and range from non-invasive to minimally invasive. The most common procedures that we perform at University of Utah Health include: shock wave lithotripsy (SWL), ureteroscopy with laser lithotripsy, and; percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). Shock Wave Lithotripsy
Percutaneous nephrolithotomy is a surgical procedure typically used to treat kidney stones that are larger than two centimeters, and may be in hard-to-reach locations in the kidney or ureters.
Ureteroscopy and laser lithotripsy. Along with SWL, ureteroscopy is a preferred method for the treatment of small-to-medium sized kidney stones located in any part of the urinary tract. Washington University was one of the first centers in the world to offer ureteroscopic stone treatment.