Kidney stones are very common in urological consultations and if not treated in time they can damage the function of the patients’ kidneys. The pain caused by kidney stones is so much that they can make the patient unable to continue with their daily activities.

Renal colic and its symptoms

Renal colic is one of the strongest pains that exist. The discomfort is so great that the patient arrives at the hospital emergency area, literally doubled over from the pain.

This is because, when the renal calculus low, it obstructs the outflow of urine and generates dilation of the kidney, which produces very severe pain.

Treatment for kidney stones

When the kidney stones They are small, that is, approximately 6 millimeters. Specialists consider that they can still pass through the duct that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder and be expelled spontaneously.

The problem is when the kidney stone is larger than 6 millimeters because it is difficult for them to come out naturally. When this happens, the patient undergoes some type of endoscopic procedure.

Endoscopy as treatment for kidney stones

The endoscopic procedure to remove kidney stones It mainly consists of anesthetizing the patient in a general way to later enter the body through the urethra and thus reach the bladder.

Then, with the endoscope, you go up this canal until you find the stone and break it, either with some fragmentation method such as a laser. or something else like pneumatic lithotripsy, to break the stone.

In this way the doctor manages to remove those pieces of the stone and unclog the urinary tract.