Doctors at Asian Institute of Nephrology & Urology (AINU), Hitech City, eliminated over 300 stones from a 75-year-old farmer’s kidney. The affected person, Ram Reddy of Karimnagar district, was struggling from extreme ache on his again and facet areas for the previous a number of months and was referred to AINU. Ultrasound and Computerised Tomography (CT) scans confirmed that his proper kidney had a big stone of over seven centimetres in dimension.
Consultant urologist Dr. Md. Taif Bendigeri mentioned that stones of 7-15 mm in dimension have been frequent amongst sufferers. A seven-cm stone, nonetheless, was too giant and fairly painful for the affected person.
“Moreover, the advanced age of the patient, coupled with comorbidities and chronic ailments such as diabetes, hypertension and cardiac issues, made the process even more complex.” A crew led by Dr. Mallikarjuna C took crucial precautions whereas performing a keyhole surgical procedure utilizing superior LASER expertise, he mentioned, including that the scale of the incision was solely 5 mm.
“The large stone comprised a massive load of over 300 multiple stones. At the end of a technically challenging procedure, all the stones were cleared from the kidney. The patient was diagnosed normal without any complication and was discharged on the second day after the surgery,” mentioned Dr. Taif.
