Treatment Of Kidney Stones – Recent Innovations - Maitri Hospital

1. Kidney stones may sound as a very small problem, but ask those who actually experience it! Even if for once, the tiny “mm”-sized stones can create hell for the personhavingthem.And,thesepatientsalwayswantthebestandquickesttreatment. While the most traditional forms of treatment for kidney stones have been medications,shockwaves,andsurgery,therehavebeengreatinnovationsinthefield to make the treatment as effective as possible for patients. Three most innovative treatments and solutions seen today include holium laser technologies, miniaturized surgery, and disposableureteroscopes. Holium lasertechnology This is a new innovative technology that uses high-powered laser using a patented technology called Moses to make it easier to remove kidney stones with safer and quicker procedures. With this technology, the stone doesn’t move as much after the laser hits it, which makes it easier for surgeons to break down the stones without damaging the surrounding tissues and causing bleeding. Also, this technology makes it easy to hit even those stones that move as the patient breathes. The stones are broken down into fine powder through the laser, due to which there is no need for any uncomfortable stent in the ureter after surgery. Moreover, the high-powered laser also removes more stone volume per unit time, thus reducing the operation time, and making the treatmentfaster.

2. Miniaturizedsurgery Percutaneousnephrolithotomy,orPCNLinshort,isaprocedureusedtoremovelarge sized kidney stones, which involves an incision in the lower back, after which a small cameraandtoolsarerequiredtobreakupthestonesandremovethem.Now,thereis a procedure called mini PCNL that involves smaller incisions to be made, and smaller tools to be used. This procedure makes the treatment less traumatic with lesser cutting and thus, lesser bleeding. It is also less painful for the patient, which also quickens and eases the recoverytime. Ureteroscopes Single-use disposable ureteroscopes are used to give patients more access to ureteroscopytotreattheirstones.Thesere-usablepropsareexpensive,buteffective. As they are costly, smaller hospitals may or may not have them. With normal scopes, there are many possibilities for repairing required, but with these single-use scopes, this issue is eliminated as the scope is used onlyonce. Theseareonlythreenewinnovationsseeninthemedicalindustrythatarebeingused to treat kidney stones. But, the medical industry is never going to stop evolving. They are going to look for more and more ways to improve treatments and patient care. In the coming years, there are going to be many more advances in a number of areas includingrecurrentkidneystones.However,fornow,ifyouaresufferingfromkidney stones, you can get in touch with Maitri Hospital’s expert urologist in Kota, who canhelpyouunderstandthebesttreatmentforyourcondition.Youcanalsoapproach him for other urological problems like bladder tumours, erectile dysfunction, and more. Stay Connected With Us at: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+,Instagram