What are kidney stones like?

Kidney stones generally refer to stones inside the kidneys. Kidney stones are mainly yellow or brownish yellow in color. The shapes of kidney stones are different and may be irregular. For example, some may be round or irregular in shape. Generally speaking, the common clinical symptoms of kidney stones are pain and discomfort in the waist and abdomen, hematuria, and other clinical manifestations such as renal percussion pain. When these clinical symptoms appear, you need to go to the hospital for relevant examinations in time to make a clear diagnosis, and then you can carry out targeted treatment based on the examination results.

Can kidney stones be checked with nephrolithotomy?

Kidney stones generally refer to stones inside the kidneys. For kidney stones, percutaneous nephrolithotomy can be chosen. This surgical method is a minimally invasive surgery to solve kidney stones. This surgical method is to circle a channel on the line, and then use holmium laser to break up the kidney stones, and then flush them out. The advantages of kidney stones are that they are light, fast, and relatively small trauma. The disadvantages of kidney stones are that they may easily cause infection, heavy bleeding, and even the possibility of losing a kidney, so it is necessary to choose whether to do percutaneous nephrolithotomy according to the situation.

What to do if you have kidney stones during pregnancy

If I find that I have kidney stones during pregnancy, I need to see if the stones have an adverse effect on the human body, and then carry out targeted treatment. If the stones are relatively small in the kidneys and the pregnant woman has no discomfort, no special treatment is required. If the presence of stones causes symptoms such as low back pain or even hematuria, you first need to go to the hospital for antispasmodic and analgesic treatment. If the stones are relatively large and cause water accumulation in the kidneys, in this case, you can first use a ureteroscope and a double J tube for drainage, and then treat the kidney stones after a normal delivery. However, performing this operation during pregnancy has certain risks and requires an experienced doctor to perform the operation.