Principles of emergency management of ureteral stones

The principle of emergency treatment of ureteral stones lies in antispasmodic analgesia, diagnosis of the condition, timely removal of stones. 1. Antispasmodic and analgesic: most of the ureteral stones occur, mainly for the smaller kidney stones detached from the kidneys or kidney stones after lithotripsy, crushed stones in the process of discharging, into the ureter into the ureteral stone evolution of ureteral stones. Patients tend to experience significant abdominal pain and even renal colic. Must be under the guidance of the doctor for antispasmodic and analgesic treatment to improve the condition. 2. Drugs: If the stone is relatively small, in about 5 mm, the patient’s basic condition is good, in addition to antispasmodic and analgesic treatment, under the guidance of the doctor, the use of tamsulosin and other drugs, to accelerate the discharge of the stone. 3. Surgical lithotripsy: due to the presence of three physiological narrowing of the ureter, if the stone diameter is large, especially irregularly shaped stones, embedded in the internal ureter, may induce ureteral hydrops, hydronephrosis and other conditions. Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, ureteroscopic lithotripsy and lithotripsy are needed to remove the stones. In the event of renal colic and other emergencies caused by ureteral stones, patients should go to the hospital in a timely manner, under the guidance of the doctor’s treatment, to avoid unauthorized use of medication.