Disease Information
The main function of kidney is to filter blood impurities, coordinate water and electrolytes, etc., and produce urine. Accumulation of body wastes occurs with other health problems induced once the kidney function is affected by the disease.
What is kidney stone
Kidney stone is mineral crystals in urine, which can be excreted with urine if small, but those that are bigger block ureter and affect the flow of urine.
Impact on patients
Difficulty in discharging urine, urinary tract infection, kidney failure, etc.
Diagnosis methods
Abdominal X-ray, intravenous pyelography, urine test, blood test, etc.
Treatment methods
Decomposition of stone with drugs, extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, percutaneous nephrolithotomy, ureteroscopic lithotripsy, etc.