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We provide expert information about urinary stone disease treatment.
Urinary stones are formed from normal substances within urine which form crystals leading to the mass.
Urinary stones are caused when the substances within the urine including uric acid, oxalate and calcium are present in high concentrations. Causes of high concentration of these substances may include:
In cases where this is not possible your specialist will normally request a treatment known as extra-corporeal shockwave lithotripsy.
This treatment uses shock-waves which are a much stronger form of waves than ultrasound waves (which have historically been used widely within medicine).
Shockwaves are strong enough to break up many urinary stones in to smaller masses and allow them to be passed.
In rare cases surgery may be needed to remove a urinary stone. When a stone is located in the ureter a specialist will treat this with a ureteroscopy. Alternatively, this surgery is sometimes referred to as a retrograde intra-renal surgery (RIRS).
The surgery involves passing a telescopic tube down the ureter and once the urinary stone is visualised the stone can be broken up to be passed or can be extracted using tools.
Depending on the underlying cause of a urinary stone or in repeated cases of urinary stones, your specialist may recommend changes to diet and fluid intake or may prescribe certain medication to reduce the concentration of crystal forming particles in the urine to prevent further problems.
Consultant Urologist
MBBS, MS (Surgery), FRCS (Surgery), M Phil, Mch (Urology), FRCS (Urology).
The Highfield Hospital
Consultant Urologist
MB BS, BSc (Hons), MRCS (Eng), FRCS (Urol)
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Consultant Urological Surgeon
BSc (Hons), MB ChB (Hons), FRCS (Urol)
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Consultant Urological Surgeon
BSc Surgical Sciences, MBBS, MRCS, FRCS Urol
The Priory Hospital
Consultant Urologist
MBBS, MS GENERAL SURGERY, FRCS EDINBURGH, FRCS UROL
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Consultant Urologist
MBBS, MS, FRCS, FRCS (Urol), PhD
The Huddersfield Hospital