Laser Surgery Kidney Stones Stent. For several hours after the procedure you may have a burning feeling when you urinate. Treatment of kidney stones with laser is usually done under general anesthesia with the patient fully asleep.
After kidney stone removal a soft and thin tube like stent with j shaped endings is placed extending from the kidney to your urinary bladder. Holmium laser is used to break stones in the ureter as well as kidney stones during ureteroscopy procedure. However with the advent of technology lasers have now been used as a treatment method for getting rid of kidney stones.
The presence of kidney stones can be extremely painful.
The presence of kidney stones can be extremely painful. Photo of a ureteral stent next to a pen. You usually are able to go home on the same day. You may have pain in your side during urination or urinary frequency.