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Brief Answer:
ESWL
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Based on the reports it seems you have a kidney stone that is obstructing your ureter. The stone is too large to pass on its own, so you need either extracorporal shock wave lithotripsy or endoscopic removal of the stone. Have you a renography performed?
Best wishes.
ESWL
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Based on the reports it seems you have a kidney stone that is obstructing your ureter. The stone is too large to pass on its own, so you need either extracorporal shock wave lithotripsy or endoscopic removal of the stone. Have you a renography performed?
Best wishes.
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Any comments please, Doctor?
Brief Answer:
Ureteroscopy is invasive
Detailed Answer:
Hi again Keeprockingin2009,
Sorry about the delay in my response. The difference between the two approaches is that shock wave lithotripsy is non-invasive, i.e. you receive beams from outside your body while a ureteroscopy is invasive and typically performed in general anesthesia. I think you should ask your urologist about the possibilities of trying lithotripsy first, and then only ureteroscopy if the first fails.
Ureteroscopy is invasive
Detailed Answer:
Hi again Keeprockingin2009,
Sorry about the delay in my response. The difference between the two approaches is that shock wave lithotripsy is non-invasive, i.e. you receive beams from outside your body while a ureteroscopy is invasive and typically performed in general anesthesia. I think you should ask your urologist about the possibilities of trying lithotripsy first, and then only ureteroscopy if the first fails.
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