Urinary stone disease is a very painful condition. The treatment depends on the size and location of the stone in the urinary tract. The state of the patient at the time of presentation like the presence of infection and persistent uncontrollable pain may also influence the treatment options. We will discuss these options in this section. We will briefly see the medical management for the recurrent stone formers.
Kidney Stones
These are the stones located within the kidney. Usually these stones are located in the starting of the tubes called ??. From this the stone formation happens and the stones increase in size and tend to migrate downwards into the tubes called ??. Kidney Stones may not cause any symptoms until they move within the kidney or move down to the ureter. If it causes infection that can cause symptoms like pain and fever.