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Modern doctors would hit the stone from outside the body with a high frequency sound. The stone would then shatter so the fragments could pass. There is no more surgery unless the doctors don't have the equipment.

2007-02-08 19:26:45 · answer #1 · answered by gregory_dittman 7 · 0 0

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2016-04-17 22:18:59 · answer #2 · answered by Wilma 3 · 0 0

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2016-09-23 14:38:45 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0 0

Kidney stones can cause pain (by obstruction) and result in blood in the urine. Kidney stones of less than 2cm in size are suitable for extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL). This is a non-invasive therapy in which thousands of shockwaves are generated from a source outside the body, travels through the body wall and focused at the targeted stone.

ESWL was first introduced in 1980 and rapidly became available worldwide. It is one of the most important technological advances in urology for the last two decades. The targeted stone is localised by ultrasound or x-rays and ESWL is applied over a period of 30 to 40 minutes.

The success of ESWL depends mainly on the size and partly on the location of the stone. Lower pole renal stone fragments do not clear well because of the stump-like effect of the dependent lower calyx, while mid-ureteric stones are obscured by the nearby bone and difficult to localise.



Stone removal is usually by ESWL or endoscopic techniques. With refined instrumentations and techniques, almost all urinary stones are amenable to non- invasive or minimally invasive treatment modalities. Nowadays, open surgery for stones is rarely done.

2007-02-08 19:37:25 · answer #4 · answered by nochocolate 7 · 0 0

In western medicine Lithotripsy(spelling) is a non invasive treatment. Don't know about Indian herbal stuff. Try WebMD.com.

2007-02-08 19:20:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

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2015-04-08 16:43:08 · answer #6 · answered by albert 2 · 0 0

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