Listing approximate price of Lithotripsy and some related procedures. The prices may change depending upon the centers and condition of the patient.
Treatment name | Cost range |
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Ureteroscopy and Laser Lithotripsy- URSL | Rs.88800 to Rs.118400 |
Popular Hospitals in Chennai for Lithotripsy are:
Listing popular specialists:
Consultant, 32 years of experience
Kidney transplant Adult Nephrology Sigmoidoscopy Lithotripsy
Senior Consultant, 40 years of experience
Male Infertility Specialty, Kidney Transplantation, Androgen Deficiency, Benign Prostatic Enlargement
Senior Consultant, 39 years of experience
Hematuria Treatment, Urology Consultation, Urinary Surgery, Laproscopic Urology, Bladder Control, Urinary Incontinence
Consultant, 29 years of experience
Acute Renal Failure, Nephrology, Clinical Nephrology, Kidney Disease, Hypertension, Renal Replacement Therapy
Consultant, 24 years of experience
Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy, Hemodiafiltration (HDF), Kidney Stone Treatment
Senior Consultant, 31 years of experience
<p>Dr. A. Kanakaraj specializes in the following:</p> <ul> <li>Ureteroscopy (URS),</li> <li>Kidney Stone Treatment,</li> <li>Renal (Kidney) Surgery,</li> <li>Percutaneous Nephrolithotripsy</li> <li>Renal Angioplasty & Stentin</li> </ul>
Senior Consultant, 18 years of experience
Prostate Laser Surgery Urinary Incontinence (Ui) Treatment Transurethral Resection of The Prostate (TURP) Ureteroscopy (URS) Laparoscopy Open Prostatectomy Andrology urethral Stricture Laser Prostatectomy Vasectomy Treatment Of Erectile Dysfunction Kidney Stone Treatment Urology Consultation Vascular Surgery.
Consultant, 35 years of experience
Bladder Stones Treatment Laparoscopic Nephrectomy Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) treatment Kidney Failure Treatment Kidney Dialysis Ureteroscopy (URS) Kidney Stone Treatment Hemodialysis.
Senior Consultant, 26 years of experience
Peritoneal Dialysis Dialysis / Haemodialysis Chronic Kidney Disease ( CKD ) Proteinuria Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Diabetes Renal Failure Nephrology ICU
Senior Consultant, 36 years of experience
Nephrectomy (Kidney Removal) Proteinuria Kidney Stone Treatment Acute Renal Failure Urinary Tract Obstruction Nephrology Kidney Disease Treatment Peritoneal Dialysis Dialysis / Haemodialysis Chronic Kidney Disease ( CKD ) Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Diabetes Renal Failure Nephrology ICU Transplant Nephrology Blood in Urine (Hematuria) Treatment Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Ureteroscopy (URS) Renal (Kidney) Surgery Hemodiafiltration (HDF) Hemodialysis Kidney Dialysis Kidney Failure Treatment Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) treatment Laparoscopic Nephrectomy
Senior Consultant, 32 years of experience
Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Renal (Kidney) Surgery Acute Kidney Disease ( AKI ) Treatment Chronic Kidney Disease ( CKD ) Nephrotic Syndrome Treatment Acute Renal Failure Adult Nephrology Nephrology ICU Transplant Nephrology Percutaneous Nephrolithotripsy Nephrectomy (Kidney Removal) Blood in Urine (Hematuria) Treatment Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Electrolyte Disorders Diabetes Renal Failure Renal Biopsy Renal Replacement Therapy Renal Angioplasty & Stenting Peritoneal Dialysis Dialysis / Haemodialysis Nephrectomy
Consultant, 32 years of experience
<p>Dr. Saritha Vinod specializes in the following:</p> <ul> <li>Kidney Disease Treatment</li> <li>Renal Replacement Therapy</li> <li>Urinary Tract / Bladder Stones Treatment</li> <li>Kidney Transplant</li> <li>Adult Nephrology</li> </ul>
Consultant, 10 years of experience
Management and treatment of Urological problems
Consultant, 35 years of experience
Urologic Oncology, Ureteroscopy (URS), Dysmenorrhea Treatment, Urinary Incontinence (Ui) Treatment
Consultant, 29 years of experience
<p>Specializations of Dr. N. Ragavan are:</p> <ul> <li>Prostatic diseases and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms</li> <li>Urinary Incontinence (Ui) Treatment Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)</li> <li>Urinary Tract / Bladder Stones Treatment</li> <li>Robotic and laparoscopic Incontinence and Reconstructive Surgery</li> <li>Penil and Testicular Cancer Surgery</li> <li>Kidney Stone Treatment</li> </ul>
Consultant, 15 years of experience
Hemodialysis Peritoneal Dialysis Adrenalectomy Kidney Transplant Kidney Stone Treatment Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
Consultant, 16 years of experience
Hemodialysis Peritoneal Dialysis Adrenalectomy Peritoneal Dialysis Dialysis / Haemodialysis Acute Renal Failure Chronic Kidney Disease ( CKD ) Proteinuria Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Kidney Stone Treatment Hypertension Treatment Electrolyte Disorders Diabetes Renal Failure Adult Nephrology Kidney Transplant Transplant Nephrology Nephrology ICU BP with Kidney Disease
Consultant, 22 years of experience
Transurethral Incision of The Prostate (TUIP) Vascular Surgery Blood in Urine (Hematuria) Treatment Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Minimally Invasive Urology Neurourology Circumcision Varicocele Surgery Lithotripsy Male hypogonadism Subincision Radical Cystectomy Hydrocele Treatment (Surgical) Male Sexual Dysfunction Treatment Male Infertility Treatment Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection Surgery Of The Penis Radical Prostatectomy Prostate Cancer Surgery Cystectomy Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumor Vasectomy Reversal Laser Prostatectomy Ureterostomy Urethrotomy Treatment Of Erectile Dysfunction Vasectomy
Consultant, 17 years of experience
Kidney Failure Treatment Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) treatment Kidney Dialysis Hemodialysis Hypertension Diabetic Kidney Disease CAPD Hemodialysis Kidney Biopsy Kidney Transplant
Our Services for Lithotripsy in Chennai
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Lithrotripsy is not recommended when you are pregnant, kidney infection, urinary tract infection or any other problems related to kidney.
If you have constipation it may be a problem for your lithotripsy, if there is presence of stool in kidney stone it will obscure kidney stone. If you have not passed your bowel two days before the procedure you should definitely take laxative the night before your lithotripsy and empty your colon.
It is done under general anaesthesia in which you have to do normal fasting for eight to twelve hours before administration of anaesthesia.
The kidney stone which is greater than 2 cm will need lithotripsy. Mostly kidney stones are small and they can easily pass without need of any treatment.
Lithotripsy is completely non invasive treatment and its success rate is higher but little bit lower than ureteroscopy. Ureteroscopy is somewhat more invasive but its success rate is higher than lithotripsy.
You should eat normal food during the procedure before surgery. Don’t drink or eat anything after midnight or as advised by your doctor because you have to undergo anaesthesia
Lithotripsy is used for breaking different types of stones as lithotripsy is the non invasive treatment for kidney stones, it can cause trauma to the kidney and its nearby structure.
More extensive treatment is needed for large kidney stones whose size is greater than 5mm. It is difficult for them to move through urinary tract they can even cause pain or severe symptoms.
Your doctor will recommend what is best for your kidney stones. You may be recommended to drink water, lemon juice, celery juice, pomegranate juice etc.
One night before your treatment you should eat low fat meal and avoid fatty, spicy and fried food because these can affect the efficacy of treatment.
You should eat light breakfast and lunch and only drink plain liquid if you want to have coffee have light coffee.
The success rate of lithotripsy is in between 50 to 75% and it is very successful in case of smaller stones.
Lithotripsy takes around 45 minutes to one hour to perform; it is mostly done under some form of anaesthesia. Lithotripsy sends a focused ultrasonic energy or shock waves to the first stone located with x ray or sound waves. The shock waves break the larger stone to a smaller stone which will pass through the urine.
For your comfort you will be given general anaesthesia so that you can lie down comfortably on bed. X rays will be used for locating the stone before the treatment
If your lithotripsy goes wrong you can develop some form of infection or even damage your kidney when the fragment of stone blocks the flow of urine from your kidney. It may also cause damage to your kidneys.
It will take around 45 minutes to one hour to complete the procedure.
Shock wave lithotripsy is a very safe treatment to get rid of your kidney stones. If you are passing even a small fragment of kidney stone it will hurt you. You may feel some discomfort as the stone fragments pass away in days or weeks.
Both intravenous sedation anaesthesia and epidural anaesthesia is used during the procedure. Epidural anaesthesia is mainly used during immersion lithotripsy.
Lithotripsy is mainly done by urologist who are specialized in treating diseases of the urinary tract system.
Lithotripsy is done under general anaesthesia but you will be light sedation along with general anaesthesia when needed.
It will take around four to eight weeks for all the fragments of kidney stone to pass through urine.
After the treatment or after 4 to 8 weeks of treatment, you may have some kind of nausea and pain during the passing of the kidney stones. You may also notice some kind of bruises on your back where stone treatment was done. Some pain can be expected during the procedure.
Stent is not mandatory after lithotripsy for every patient
You may feel an urgency to pass urine and you may feel pain during this. Kidney stones can be even present at both sides, it may stop the flow of urine which is a medical emergency.
Recovery after lithotripsy takes around one to two weeks
You will not feel any pain during the procedure as laser light are used during the procedure you may feel burning sensation when you feel and urge to urinate for several hour after treatment.
In 8 hours you should drink minimum 6 to 8 glasses and in 24 hours you should drink 2 to 3 litres of water. You have not do any heavy exercise or workout after 24 hours of the procedure.
Shock wave lithotripsy has only got some minor side effects such as pain, discomfort and burning sensation during urination. Loss of renal function, hypertension and chances of forming new stones are the long term side effects of the procedures.
After the procedure when you feel better you can go home. You can do your normal activities within one to two days after procedure.
You may feel some nausea, pain and discomfort after your treatment when the crushed fragment of stones passed from tube to kidney and the bladder. Immediately after the procedure the stone fragments will pass.
Yes it can cause blood clots because of the large amount of blood or blood clots in urine which indicates injury of kidney.
The stone fragments will pass within a week it may take around 4 to 8 weeks for the entire fragments to pass.
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