Stone Disease
Stones Treatment in Surat, Gujarat. The kidney stones are hard deposits of minerals and salts that develop within the kidneys, often called nephrolithiasis, renal calculi, and urolithiasis. The other factors of kidney stones are eating unhealthy food, extra body weight, certain medical problems, and other nutrients as well as medications. Stones also develop when urine is condensed to facilitate the crystallization and adherence of minerals. Bladder stones are of variegated colors and types.
This may be very difficult to remove kidney stones, although the stones typically cause little lasting harm if they can be detected immediately. You may simply require pain relief and fluids to remove a kidney stone depending on the condition.
Interesting facts on stones
Some of the interesting facts which help you understand better about the bladder stones are:
- stones are customarily experienced in men who fall over the age group of 50.
- Prevalence of bladder stones can be the reason for an underlying medical ailment.
- With bladder stones, the urine color changes and urination comes with pain.
- The occurrence of stone in the bladder is unwonted in women.
- stones can be the reason for blood in the urine.
Diagnosis
Diagnosis and tests for kidney stones include-:
- Tests in blood-: Tests of your blood can show excessive calcium or uric acid. The findings of blood tests help to track your kidney’s health which will lead the doctor to search for more problems.
- Check urine-: The 24-hour urine check will indicate that you excrete too many minerals that shape stone or too few stone-preventing substances. Your doctor may ask for two consecutive days to obtain urine for this examination.
- Imaging-: Current imaging scans may identify urinary kidney stones. And minuscule stones may be shown in high-speed or dual-energy CT. Simple abdominal rays are less common because small kidney stones can be missed in this kind of imaging test.
- Another imaging option to diagnose kidney stones is ultrasound, a non-invasive, rapid, and easy to perform test.
- Passed stones analysis-: You might be told to urinate to gather stones that you move via a strainer. Laboratory analysis will show your stones’ make-up in your kidney. This information is used by your doctor to determine why your kidney stones are causing them and to develop a plan to prevent more renal stones.
Treatment
Well, treatment for renal and kidney stones depends on the condition, type, and stone size.
Small Stones
In case, an individual has small stones with minimal symptoms, he can get rid of those stones with the help of-:
- Drinking plenty of water
- Pain relievers like ibuprofen and naproxen sodium (Aleve).
- Certain medications such as tamsulosin (Flomax). It is a type of alpha-blocker, you can take it with dutasteride and tamsulosin.
Large stones
- Sound waves are used to break away the kidney stones. Your doctor may prescribe a treatment known as extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy with some kidney stones, based on their size and position.
- A surgical procedure to extract very large renal stones. The procedure referred to as percutaneous nephrolithotomy – PCNL involves the operation of the kidney stone using a small incision in your back and the small telescopes.
- With the help of the scope to remove stones from the kidney. Your doctor can transfer a short, lighted tube (uretero zone) fitted with a camera through your urethra with a bladder to your ureter to extract stone from your ureter or kidney.
Urology
Urology is the specialty of medicine concerned with the study of the Genito-urinary system along with the treatment of its associated problems and diseases like kidney stone, prostate, pediatric urology, female urology & genitor urinary cancer.
- Urinary / kidney stone
- Enlarged prostate (bph)
- Kidney cancer
- Prostate cancer
- Urinary bladder cancer
- Erectile dysfunction
- Male infertility
- Ureteric Reimplantation
- Urethral stricture
Minimally invasive surgery
- Gall bladder stone
- Hernia repair
- Appendicitis
- Piles
Laparoscopic Gynaecology
- Uterine fibroids
- Ovarian cyst
- Uterine prolapse
- Laparoscopic surgery
Female Urology
- Urinary tract infection
- Vesico vaginal fistula
- Post delivery urinary problems
- Interstitial cystitis
- Voiding difficulty
- Overactive bladder
- Painful bladder syndrome
- Neurogenic bladder
Andrology
Andrology focuses on the male reproductive system. It is mainly concerned with male infertility, erectile dysfunction and ejaculatory disorders.
Nephrology
The department of Nephrology provides a comprehensive service for all modalities of renal therapy, renal failure & kidney related problem.
Gastroenterology
Gastroenterology department is equipped with the latest Japanese video endoscopic equipment for all diagnostic & therapeutic endoscopy procedures.
Orthopaedics
Department of Orthopaedics is a well equipped operation theater, for all treatment related to orthopedic like trauma, arthroscopy etc.
Paediatric Surgery
The Advanced Paediatric Surgical Centre was established in 2024 as part of the ongoing process of creating super speciality services under one roof specially pediatric urology.
General Medicine
This department deals with the prevention, diagnosis and non-surgical treatment of various diseases. It is a broad field of medicine and wellness, which focuses on adult care.
General Surgery
General surgery is a specialty dealing with pre operative, operative and post operative management of surgical problems of all kinds like gall bladder stone, appendix, hernia etc.