Hello Doctors I am Tigist from Ethiopia. I am 24 yrs old and 54 kg and 1:70 meters.i was diagnosed to have a kidney stone on z right kidney 1yr ago which is 0.8 cms after having flank pain and nausea when ever i feel pain. i was on conservative tx for z past 1yr.but the pain is on and off type.n I decided to have a check up again and have an u/s this time I was told that I don t have kidney stone n better to have an IVP.n I did have an IVP n was told that my right kidney is rotated to z lateral and mild hydronephrosis.i wanted to know what will be the treatment for this diagnosis.i am a medical student n I will be happy if you answer in detail. Thank you!!!
Hi, Thanks for writing in. Treatment of kidney stones is by medications and surgery. In medical management following are used.(i) Chat Doctor. (ii) Pain relievers to relieve mild pain, your doctor may recommend pain relievers such as ibuprofen.(iii) Medical therapy with an alpha blocker, relaxes the muscles in your ureter, helping you pass the kidney stone more quickly and with less pain. In surgical treatment using sound waves to break up stones called lithography is the commonest method. This is out patient procedure.