Kidney Stone Removal Surgery Nhs. Occasionally it may be necessary to perform an x ray down the kidney drainage tube using. What are the alternatives to this procedure.
This is used when a stone becomes lodged in the pipe draining the kidney which can cause very severe pain and if not treated quickly kidney damage. As with any surgery there are risks with kidney stone surgery. The operation involves removal of the kidney through several small keyhole cuts.
Open surgery shock wave therapy or observation to allow spontaneous passage of the stone.
Smaller stones may be removed with forceps and can very occasionally be removed in one piece. Four to five small cuts are made in your abdomen. What are the risks. Shockwave lithotripsy swl ureteroscopy.