Whether a kidney stone needs to be removed ke a comprehensive consideration based on factors such as stone size, location, and symptoms. You can’t decide based on the lack of pain alone.
Kidney stones belong to the urinary tract stones, and the urinary tract stones of one of the most common diseases of urology. The main clinical manifestations of kidney stones are pain and hematuria, the extent of which is closely related to the location of the stone, its size, the presence of injury, infection and so on. Pain in the renal region and percussion pain in the cribriform angle caused by kidney stones are very common.
The need for stone removal is mainly based on the size of the stone. Smaller stones determined by ultrasound, in addition to close observation, can be assisted by medication, increased water intake, and appropriate rope skipping to see if the stone can be discharged. Larger stones with complications such as compression should be removed by extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy or percutaneous nephrolithotripsy.