by Evan Goldfischer | Jan 9, 2019 | Book Excerpts, Preventing kidney stones
If you’ve had a kidney stone, by now you should know what type of stone you have. This information is important, because the prevention plan your doctor prescribes will differ based on the type of stone. I know I’ve said this lots of times, but the number-one thing...
by Evan Goldfischer | Dec 4, 2018 | Book Excerpts, Treatment of Kidney Stones
You want that kidney stone out, and you’re hoping that it will pass on its own. Because of that, you may have looked online and found some pretty wacky ways to get a stone out of your body without medical intervention. Here are three of my crazy favorites. I can’t...
by Evan Goldfischer | Nov 7, 2018 | Treatment of Kidney Stones
So far, I’ve discussed the three most common options for treatment of kidney stones—ureteroscopy, shock wave lithotripsy, and percutaneous nephrolithotomy. But there is one more treatment that deserves mention: open surgery. Open surgery is the most invasive option...
by Evan Goldfischer | Oct 3, 2018 | Book Excerpts, Treatment of Kidney Stones
There are some stones that are just too big, aren’t accessible by a ureteroscopy procedure or do not respond to shockwave lithotripsy. These may need to be treated with a procedure called a percutaneous nephrolithotomy or percutaneous nephrolithotripsy, which are just...
by Evan Goldfischer | Sep 26, 2018 | Book Excerpts, Treatment of Kidney Stones
In this, the second of four posts about common treatments for kidney stones, I’m going to discuss a procedure called shock wave lithotripsy (SWL). If your kidney stone is located inside your kidney and has not traveled down into the ureter, you may be a candidate for...
