Kidney Stone Removal Surgery Through Back. Open surgery is also called incisional surgery. Ultrasound lithotripsy is the most common technology utilized to fragment the stones.
Lf the stone is broken up and then removed it is called nephrolithotripsy. It forms a jelly like cover enclosing all the kidney stones which is then removed through an incision made by the doctor in the kidney. If you ve had percutaneous nephrolithotripsy or open surgery you may wake up with a nephrostomy tube in place.
This is a catheter inserted through your skin into your kidney to drain urine.
Your surgeon uses sound waves or a laser to break up the stone and then vacuums up the pieces with a suction. Advantages of surgery for kidney stone removal this surgery reduces the possibility of fever and infection. A scope is inserted through a small incision in your back to remove the kidney stones. One type is nephrolithotomy.