The recovery time after kidney stone hydrocele is usually around 7~14 days, depending on the operation method, and also related to the post-operative care and individual physique.
1. Percutaneous nephrolithotripsy: this is a kind of minimally invasive surgery, with small surgical incision and fast postoperative recovery, which can be recovered in about one week.
2. Ordinary open surgery: this surgery is more traditional, more damage to the body, larger trauma, longer incision, recovery time is longer, usually need half a month, if the incision is infected during the period of time, the recovery time is even longer.
Regardless of the type of surgery requires strict post-operative care, daily wound dressing and cleaning, a light diet during the recovery period, avoid spicy and stimulating food, strictly follow the doctor’s instructions for medication, to avoid blindly use their own medication.