Possible symptoms after kidney stone lithotripsy

Lithotripsy is a modern method of treating kidney stones widely applied. Monitoring symptoms after kidney stone lithotripsy is important to detect and promptly handle complications and unwanted complications.

Patients after kidney stone lithotripsy often have mild pain, tenderness in the back at the site of contact with the lithotripsy, pain due to strain on the renal capsule and adjacent organs (liver, pancreas, spleen). Usually, this symptom is mild and will subside over time. However, if the pain is severe or gradually increasing, the patient should be alert to abnormalities that occur after lithotripsy.
Back pain when kidney stone lithotripsy with increasing pain level, pain feeling through the back and pain spreading to the groin area can be a manifestation of complications after kidney lithotripsy.

Most patients after lithotripsy also have symptoms of hematuria, but the amount of blood in the urine is minimal and usually improves rapidly.
The phenomenon of prolonged bloody urination after kidney stone lithotripsy (may be accompanied by painful urination, frequent urination or not) warns of the risk of urinary tract injury such as contusion of the kidney, scratching of the lining of the ureter, bladder and urinary tract. urethra, ..., even stones. Some less common complications such as: subcapsular hematoma, ureteral obstruction due to a chain of broken stones from the kidney and draining into the ureter and urinary tract infection, etc. can also manifest symptoms of urination. blood after renal lithotripsy.
Therefore, patients need to monitor the color of urine and notify the doctor to promptly detect and handle dangerous complications.

Some common symptoms after kidney stone lithotripsy include:
High fever, fatigue, loss of appetite: These symptoms may be indicative of a urinary infection (in the kidneys or ureters, bladder, .. .) This urinary tract infection, if left untreated, can lead to sepsis, septic shock and serious consequences. Abdominal pain: Complications during and after lithotripsy such as: Renal rupture, bladder perforation, ureteral perforation, liver or spleen rupture,... causing severe abdominal pain. These cases need to be treated immediately or the patient's life will be threatened.

Patients after extracorporeal lithotripsy need comprehensive treatment and care to recover quickly, improve the efficiency of lithotripsy, reduce the rate of complications and shorten the hospital stay.
Analgesics are often prescribed for symptomatic supportive treatment of patients after lithotripsy. In addition, the doctor may prescribe antibiotics to treat or prevent urinary tract infections, depending on the individual patient. Patients are advised to drink plenty of water every day to help eliminate stones through the urine. Usually, patients are discharged from the hospital after about 2 days of extracorporeal lithotripsy and will be re-examined by the doctor to assess the effectiveness of treatment (usually after 3-4 weeks of discharge). If there are abnormal signs after lithotripsy, the patient should contact the doctor or immediately go to the medical facility for timely examination and examination.