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Call Centre: +243815586555 | Emergency: 4309
Lunumbashi | + 243 822 506 837 |
Gombe | +243828501497 |
Goma | + 243 998 880 097 |
Mbanz-Ngungu (In association with Sandu) | + 243 811 534 313 |
The process of removing kidney stones from a patient’s kidney in cases where they are too large to pass on their own is known as Percutaneous nephrolithotomy. The surgeon proceeds by making an incision in the patient’s back and then uses small telescopes and instruments to finally remove the kidney stones. Percutaneous nephrolithotomy is opted for when other procedures like extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy or ureteroscopy are either unsuccessful or not possible.
Before a patient undergoes Percutaneous nephrolithotomy, the doctor will perform tests like checking of urine for signs of infection, blood tests and computerized tomography (CT) which helps hone in on where exactly the stones are in the kidney.