Kidney Stones Ureter Removal. Your doctor uses a thin flexible scope to find and remove stones. Treatment of upper ureteral stones at upj.
For ureteral stones it allows the urologist to actually look into the ureter find the stone and remove it. Ureteroscopy and percutaneous nephrolithotomy. Your doctor uses a thin flexible scope to find and remove stones.
The type of laser used with the ureteroscope is called a holmium laser.
Your doctor uses a thin flexible scope to find and remove stones. Most of the pain from passing a kidney stone arises from cramps and inflammation in the ureter as the stones pass through the narrow tube so relaxing the muscles surrounding the tube could help ease this passage. The choice of treatment is usually individualized based on stone size symptoms and patient preferences. A single small stone lesser than 4 mm in diameter can easily move out of the urinary system.