Renal or Kidney stones are becoming more prevalent now.These are deposits of minerals which is concentrated in nature form in the urinary tract which causes intense discomfort, pain and lack of well-being. The stones less in size can be cured by medicines and passed out of the body through urine. However, for larger stones, you may require operating them through a surgical process.
But, with the advancement of technology, you can now avoid incisions and treat renal stones more effectively; by a procedure called RIRS treatment. It is one of the safest and most efficient methods for the removal of renal stones. RIRS Surgery is considered the most successful type of surgery for removing kidney stones
In this process, the doctor uses a camera at the end of the endoscope to get to the bladder through the urethra. The endoscope further moves to the area of urine storage in the kidney and during the process, it identifies the stones. The endoscope then blasts them with a laser.
The advantages of this process are that this procedure is minimally invasive- which means that there will be no incisions and cuts. The process is simple, straightforward and fast. Hospital stay length is comparatively less and recovery is fast with minimal or no loss of blood.