Urinary stones are one of the commonest conditions that I would need to deal with as a urologist. Just a couple of days ago, my patient was brought to the hospital by an ambulance for severe right sided abdominal pain. He claimed that it was more painful than childbirth (although he does not have a personal experience). He also experienced abdominal cramps, nausea and vomiting. Urine tests showed blood in the urine. An urgent CT Scan revealed a stone in the right lower ureter (red arrow in photo) causing obstruction to the flow of urine from the right kidney. Although the stone was not very big (only 8mm in diameter) but the pain was excruciating because of the sudden obstruction that was associated with the stone.He was treated with an urgent surgical procedure call ureteroscopy and laser lithotripsy. The procedure was performed under general anaesthesia. A fine and long tube with an in-built camera was inserted via the urine passage opening and followed in to the bladder and ureter. The stone was seen and laser was used to fragment the stone in to small pieces which were removed through the same tube. The whole procedure took less than half an hour and he was discharged on the same day. As the procedure did not involve any 'cut' to the body, he was able to return to work 48 hours later.
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dear sir,
I am a doctor myself but a not a urologist. recently i was diagnosed as a case of small renal calculi~ 6.5 mm diameter impacted in the middle calyx left kidney. i was advised a ayurvedic medicine by the name cystone manufactured in india by himalaya pharma. i took the medicine for a week and the stone successfully passed without any pain. now i have a new problem for which i kindly need your expert advice. since last 2 years i had a curvature in my penis towards the left which was mild to begin with but has gradually increased a lot so much so even the erection i attain is partial and not hard enough to undergo sexual intercourse. i got investigated and my cbc, blood sugar, cholesterol etc were normal.also i cannot locate any fibrous band/plaque on my shaft as in Peyronie disease causing the curvature .i am due to get married soon. also i do not have access to a urologist nearby.kindly please help me as a doctor to a doctor please. my email is dreamer@army.com.i can send you pics videos and any relevant investigations you might need.
with regards,
dr ajay
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