Canadian patient arrived India for Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy

I am Arnie from Canada. I was suffering from kidney stones in my urinary tract. But I got relief by Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy at Chennai in India through INDIANHEALTHGURU. Few years back, I discovered the symptoms of kidney stones. I ignored it and do not care about it. But pain was increasing day by day. I consulted my doctor about this problem. He told me about Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy, the best solution. It is a procedure for removing medium-sized or larger renal calculi from the patient’s urinary tract by means of an nephroscope passed into the kidney through a track created in the patient’s back. PCNL was first performed in Sweden in 1973 as a less invasive alternative to open surgery on the kidneys. The term “percutaneous” means that the procedure is done through the skin. Nephrolithotomy is a term formed from two Greek words that mean “kidney” and “removing stones by cutting.” The purpose of PCNL is the removal of renal calculi in order to relieve pain, bleeding into or obstruction of the urinary tract, and/or urinary tract infections resulting from blockages. Kidney stones range in size from microscopic groups of crystals to objects as large as golf balls. Most calculi, however, pass through the urinary tract without causing problems. Renal calculi are formed when the urine becomes supersaturated with mineral compounds that can form stones. This super saturation may occur because the patient has low urinary output, is excreting too much salt, or has very acid urine. Urolithiasis is the medical term for the formation of kidney stones; the word is also sometimes used to refer to disease conditions associated with kidney stones.

 

He also added that percutaneous nephrolithotomy at Chennai in India would be a sensible decision. They will offer you an affordable price. Medical tourism of India is opening its feathers to fly high. Equipped with the cutting edge technology, the health care sector in India has geared up its speed to be one of the most flourishing industries. The privatization of the healthcare sector has carried with it excellent facilities, brilliant improvement in infrastructure and world-class treatments. Offering an array of superb quality hospitals and treatments at very low cost, now India proves itself to be one of the best places for the medical treatment in the world. To add on, India is one of the largest pharmaceutical industries in the world. I confirmed my medical trip for this surgery and flied to India. That medical healthcare group arranged my whole tour for Nephrolithotomy at Chennai in India. A standard percutaneous nephrolithotomy was performed under general anesthesia and usually took about three to four hours to complete. After I was been anesthetized, the surgeon made a small incision, about 0.5 in length on my back on the side overlying the affected kidney. The surgeon then created a track from the skin surface into the kidney and enlarged the track using a series of Teflon dilators or bougies. A sheath was passed over the last dilator to hold the track open. After the track has been enlarged, the surgeon inserted a nephroscope, which was an instrument with a fiberoptic light source and two additional channels for viewing the inside of the kidney and irrigating the area. The surgeon used a device with a basket on the end to grasp and remove smaller kidney stones directly. Larger stones were broken up with an ultrasonic or electrohydraulic probe, or a holmium laser lithotriptor. The holmium laser has the advantage of being usable on all types of calculi.

 

 

 

A catheter was placed to drain the urinary system through the bladder and a nephrostomy tube was placed in the incision in the back to carry fluid from the kidney into a drainage bag. The catheter is removed after 24 hours. The nephrostomy tube was removed while I was still in the hospital but may be left in after I  was discharged. I spend the next few hours in the recovery room under observation for immediate post-operative complications after the surgery. I required hospitalization for five to six days after the procedure. The urologist ordered additional imaging studies to determine whether any fragments of stones are still present. These can be removed with a nephroscope if necessary. The nephrostomy tube was then removed and the incision was then covered with a bandage. I was given instructions for changing the bandage at home. I was given fluids intravenously for one to two days after surgery. Later, I was encouraged to drink large quantities of fluid in order to produce about 2 qt of urine per day. Some blood in the urine was normal for several days after PCNL. Blood and urine samples were taken for laboratory analysis of specific risk factors for calculus formation. All thanks to INDIANHEALTHGURU. God bless them!! Nephrolithotomy at Chennai in India was my best decision.   I had some complications after the surgery but the doctors told it as a common condition after the procedure.  They always took special care to make me feel comfortable. I would highly recommend Dr. Bojwani and his staff to those who are looking for the best quality of hospital care at a low cost budget. They had been so helpful for my Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy at Chennai in India.” It’s lucky to have met such a nice group of medical professionals in India.