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F R E Q U E N
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WHAT IS A KIDNEY URINARY / STONE? |
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A Kidney / urinary stone is a particle crystal in
the urinary tract formed by substances in urine. Urinary stone
vary in size from a grain of sand to the size of a tennis ball.
Regardless of the size, they are one of the most painful
problems known. Kidney / Urinary stones can cause permanent
damages to the kidneys if not treated approximately. |
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SYMPTOMS OF KIDNEY URINARY /
STONE |
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Urinary stones are very common dangerous. If
Urinary stones are not treated properly, permanent kidney damage
can result.A typical stone attack is a sudden pain occurring at
night or in the early in the morning. The pain starts in the
loin and radiates around the abdomen down into the groin.Nausea
and vomiting are common. Often you cannot sit or lie
still.Kidney / urinary stone are often confused with other
disease such as acute appendicitis, gastroenteritis, colitis and
other. |
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WHAT TO EXPECT IF A STONE IS
SUSPECTED? |
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Urinary stone cause blood in the urine, the first
usually performed is a urinalysis and the a simple x-ray and
ultrasound scan of the abdomen is taken to find the stone.An
intravenous pyelogram(IVP) is often needed. In the procedure, a
small amount of dye is injected through a vein, and x-rays are
taken to find out exactly where the stone is how big it is.In
rare cases, a computed tomography (CAT) scan is necessary.If
urinary stones begin to reoccur, a metabolic stone evaluation of
urine and blood samples should be done to see if an underlying
cause can be found.Extra corporeal Sound Wave lithotripsy (ESWL)
is most significant and state of art in history of urinary stone
treatment now available in heart of garden city.Lithotripsy (ESWL)
is technique for treating stones (calculus) in urinary system
that does not require surgery, anesthesia blood transfusion and
it is painless. |
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WHAT IS EWSL? |
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Extra Corporeal Sound Wave Lithotripsy is a sound
wave which are high energy pressure wave. It used to break
stones into small pieces, as grain of sand.The sound waves which
are generated outside the body beaks the urinary stones within
the body. Because of their small size the stone fragments passes
out from the body along with the urine. |
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WHAT DOES THE TREATMENT
INVOLVE? |
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The patient is placed on top of a treatment
table, a water filled bellow will touch the body and which
produce sound waves, by using the x-ray fluoroscopy the stone
will be targeted. Approximately one sound wave will be generated
per second, depending on the size of stone about a couple of
treatment sessions are needed fragment the calculus (stone). The
entire procedure takes about 45 to 60 minutes. |
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WHAT ARE THE COMPLICATIONS /
SIDE EFFECTS? |
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Extra Corporeal sound wave lithotripsy (ESWL) is
a treatment without any complications and side effects, no
damage to the urinary system has been reported from last two
decades. However some patients may have pain, fever and nausea
(vomiting) as the stones fragments pass out through urine. These
symptoms usually do not last long they can be relieved with some
mild pain killer medicines. A few patients may pass little blood
in the urine for which does not require any special treatment it
will stop on its own within 24hrs time. Urinary tract infection
(UTI) from bacteria may rarely occur. |
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WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF
ESWL? |
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Surgery is not required.
Painless treatment.
Anesthesia is not required.
No complications/side effects.
No hospitalization required.
Recovery time is much reduced to the patient and can get back to
his/Her routine work after treatment. |
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CAN ALL URINARY STONE PATIENTS
CAN BE TREATED WITH ESWL? |
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No, the size, the number, the location,
composition of the stone and the anatomical abnormalities of
urinary system are the factors that must be taken into account.
through ultra Sonography, X-Ray, IVU, Renal isotope scans, lab
tests and clinical examination can decide whether ESWL treatment
is the best way of the treatment. In other cases like bigger
stones (staghorn), continued with other modalities of the
treatment. The ESWL is not advisible for the patients like
uncontrollable urinary infection, the kidney with the stone has
little or no function, a life threatening cardiac condition,
cardiac pacemaker and the pregnant women. After the ESWL
treatment some patients may still have stone fragments that are
too large to be passed out from the tract, these stones can
treated from multiple sessions of ESWL and fragmented
adequately. |
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DOES THE PATIENTS NEED TO BE
HOSPITALIZED? |
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No, generally the treatment is carried out on an
out patients basis. The patients who have under go surgery to
remove urinary stone require 2 to 3 weeks of hospital stay
followed by 2 to 3 weeks of recuperation at home. |
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WHAT ELSE SHOULD PATIENTS
KNOW? |
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Although a fair amount is known about urinary
stone, still do not know why the stones are formed. Doctor will
help you in understanding the cause of the stone formation and
how to prevent stone formation in future. (the medical term for
the stones are calculus, calculi and urolithiasis). |
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HOW MUCH THE TREATMENT COSTS? |
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Depending upon the size and the number of the
stones, doctor will be able to decide about the charges. |
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HOW DO I PROCEED? |
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Consult our doctor about ESWL at HITECH KIDNEY
STONE HOSPITAL ask about the preliminary test that determine
whether you got a stone or not. |
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WHERE DO I GET THIS KIND OF
TREATMENT? |
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You can have the treatment at Hitech kidney stone
hospital, Bangalore which has lithotripsy machine with X-Ray
localization made by med spec known as Econolith used world
wide, excellent treatment results (99%) and which has FDA
approved from USA. |
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