Kidney stone softscope surgery usually lasts from 60 minutes to 90 minutes.
Kidney stone soft mirror surgery is also known as ureteral soft mirror lithotripsy, currently mainly used for upper urinary tract stone obstruction relief, generally used for <2cm kidney stone treatment.
Kidney stone soft mirror surgery compared with extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy surgery is better. Preoperative usually use local anesthesia on the affected side of the ureter to insert a double J-type ureteral stent, two weeks after the operation. The ureteroscope is inserted through the patient’s urethra, followed by a sheath for the flexible scope, holmium laser lithotripsy, and then the ureteral stent is reintroduced to drain the ureter and the flexible scope is removed.
The duration of the procedure is relatively short usually ranging from 60 minutes to 90 minutes.
Flexible kidney stone surgery should be performed by a specialized physician and should be treated aggressively in the event of discomfort.