What types of stone surgery are available

Kidney stone surgery includes extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, percutaneous nephrolithotripsy, ureteroscopy lithotripsy and lithotripsy. 1. Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy: After determining the location of stones, extracorporeal shock wave is used to pulverize the stones into fine sand, and then the stone fragments will be discharged out of the body along with urine. This kind of surgery is suitable for renal pelvis stones with a diameter of 5~20mm, middle calyceal stones, upper calyceal stones and some ureteral stones. However, it should be noted that it should be used with caution for pregnant women, patients with renal failure, urinary tract infection and other diseases. 2. Percutaneous nephrolithotripsy: Usually a nephrolithoscope is introduced into the calyx of the kidney to break up the stone, which can be used to treat complicated or large kidney stones. Although percutaneous nephrolithotripsy is a minimally invasive surgery, there are still some risks, so it is important to do a good job of preoperative preparation and postoperative care. 3. Ureteroscopic lithotripsy: Generally, the ureteroscope is passed through the urethra and retrograded to the stone site, and then the stone is crushed or taken out by targeted means. Commonly, there are lasso, forceps, laser, ultrasound and so on. There are many types of kidney stone surgeries, which should be targeted under the guidance of a urologist to choose the appropriate treatment according to different situations.