The loss of the renal unit can occur in those patients with stones that show few or no symptoms, since they grow silently and become large.
A person with kidney stones can do physical exercise and should do so, since it leads to an improvement in metabolism and is known to promote the elimination of solutes. It is true that physical activity will dehydrate more, especially if it is summer, having to hydrate more than usual because of the fluid lost in sports.
The postoperative period will depend on the type of intervention performed. If it has been treated with lithotripsy, the patient will not need hospitalization, since it is an outpatient procedure. However, if endoscopic surgery was performed, the patient is usually hospitalized for at least one day with a double J catheter in place to protect the kidney.
The double J catheter presents a series of side effects such as discomfort and irritation caused by the end of the catheter inside the bladder. In order to minimize them, in addition to medical treatment, we try to keep the catheter as short as possible.
Comparative study between Holmium laser and superpulsed Thulium laser for the treatment of renal lithiasis.