What e treatment options for kidney stones?
Treatments of kidney stones include dietary modifications (including the advice to drink plenty of water), medications, and use of a lithotriptor. Surgery is rarely used to remove kidney stones; instead pain management is used while waiting for the stone to pass on its own. However, in severe cases, extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, retrograde intrarenal surgery, percutaneous nephrolithotripsy, or open surgery may be necessary. This is especially so if the stone is stuck, causing obstruction and infection of the urinary tract.
