Fighting kidney stones generally refers to the treatment of kidney stones, and whether or not a patient needs to be hospitalized needs to be determined based on the specific type of treatment. Usually there are a few smaller urinary stones that can be treated with medication, which usually do not require hospitalization. The main ways to treat kidney stones through surgery are extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, percutaneous nephrolithotripsy, ureteroscopic lithotripsy and open surgery. Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL) is mainly used for renal pelvis and middle and upper calyces stones with a diameter of 5~20mm, which can be performed on an outpatient basis and usually does not require hospitalization. While percutaneous nephrolithotripsy is mainly used to treat complex kidney stones, ureteroscopic lithotripsy is used for kidney stones with a diameter of less than 2cm, and both of the above procedures require hospitalization. In addition, open surgery also requires hospitalization and is more traumatic. However, with the development of medical technology, the use of this surgical method has significantly decreased, but it still has important clinical value in some cases. It is recommended that patients with kidney stones should choose reasonable treatment modalities under the guidance of their doctors according to their own conditions and choose whether or not to be hospitalized after evaluation by their doctors.
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