Treatment Options: Pros & Cons - All Procedures

Procedure

Pros

Cons

ESWL

No surgeries required.

Some complications due to ESWL are: pain caused by the passage of stone fragments; blocked urine flow due to some fragments stuck in the urinary tract; urinary tract infection; bleeding around the outside of the kidney.

VersaPulse^® PowerSuite^™ Holmium Laser Lithotripsy

Better treatment for more complex stones; Higher success rate with a single treatment; fewer treatments for stone-free results; no risk of generating potential seeds for future stone formation; greater reach due to fiber flexibility.

risks may include stones left in body requiring further treatment; bleeding during surgery, injury to other organs.

Percutaneus Nephrolithotomy

For larger stones or more complicated conditions such as stones caused by infection.

Longer hospital stay; longer recovery time; risks include bleeding, perforation in the kidney, injury to other organs.

None (home remedy/drink water)

Non-invasive.

Painful having stones or stone passing; quality of life.