Laser Procedure For Kidney Stones. The stone is pulverized or shattered into small pieces that the patient can pass through the urine. This could include stones in the bladder kidneys ureters tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder or urethra the tube through which urine leaves the body from the bladder.
Lithotripsy laser surgery is not without complications. The patient may experience bleeding for a few days after the procedure. In this way there is no cutting involved in the operation.
You may feel the urge to go even if you don t need to.
Laser lithotripsy has a higher success rate compared to traditional lithotripsy methods. The final stone free rate decreased as stone size grows and it was only 58 3 for kidney stones larger than 4 cm after an average of 2 3. This could include stones in the bladder kidneys ureters tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder or urethra the tube through which urine leaves the body from the bladder. You may feel the urge to go even if you don t need to.