The treatment of hydronephrosis and gallstones is symptomatic. Hydronephrosis generally need to identify the cause of the disease through drugs, surgery and other methods of treatment; gallstones are generally treated with drugs and surgery.
1. Hydronephrosis: patients with symptoms of hydronephrosis is mainly due to urinary tract obstructive diseases, generally considered to be associated with stone hydronephrosis. After diagnosis, the treatment method is mainly based on the size of the stone to choose drugs or extracorporeal lithotripsy, surgical treatment to improve.
If the hydronephrosis is caused by tumor compression, it is necessary to treat the tumor with surgery.
2. Gallstones: If the patients with gallstones have cholesterol stones, good gallbladder function and no obvious obstruction of the gallbladder ducts, they can consider lithotripsy treatment, which mainly involves the use of ursodeoxycholic acid type of choleretic drugs, and long-term medication is required. If the stones are large and obstruction occurs, laparoscopic cholecystectomy is recommended for surgical treatment.
When the patient suffers from hydronephrosis and gallstones, it is necessary to find the cause of the disease and treat the symptoms. Follow the doctor’s instructions and actively cooperate with the doctor’s treatment.