Diagnosis and surgical treatment of urolithiasis

Urinary stone is a common disease, occurs according to local factors and very often recurs. Currently, in Vietnam, more than 12% of the population is diagnosed with urinary stones and this number is still increasing. So what are urinary stones? How to recognize and treat urinary stones?

The human urinary system consists of two kidneys, two ureters, a bladder and a urethra. Stones are solid masses that occur in the human urinary system. Most urinary stones occur in the kidneys and follow the urine stream to other sites of the urinary tract. Stone damage to the urinary system consists of three basic mechanisms: obstruction, rubbing, and infection.
Mechanism of stone formation: Most urinary stones form in the kidney, then follow the urine stream to different locations of the urinary tract.

In fact, patients only discover the disease when the symptoms of the disease have become severe, making it difficult to treat. Although depending on the size of the stone, the symptoms will vary, but most people with urinary stones will have the following symptoms:
Low back pain: This is the first and most typical manifestation of the patient. urinary stones. The pain usually occurs with intense and sudden activity. Then spread rapidly throughout the hip and groin areas; Frequent urination but not much each time; Abnormal urination: When urinating, the patient often feels uncomfortable pain, blood in the urine or even stones, yellow urine and scum, unpleasant smell; Some other symptoms such as headache, nausea, chills and fever...

Currently, in the world, there is no clear research proving the cause of urinary stone formation. But stone formation is usually due to dissolved mineral salts such as calcium and urate in the urine. When there are many favorable causes that lead to dissolved mineral salts crystallizing and gradually forming urinary stones
From the causes of the disease, it can be seen that the groups of people who are susceptible to urolithiasis are as follows:
People congenital anomalies of the urinary tract; Having a family member with a history of urinary stones; People who drink little water; People lying motionless for a long time; People with a history of digestive disorders; People using certain diuretics; People working in hot environments; People who often hold urine... To diagnose urinary stones, doctors first rely on clinical symptoms such as pain after exercise, blood in urine. Then use laboratory measures such as x-ray, UIV, or UPR...

Based on many different factors such as the condition of the stone, the shape and function of the urinary system, the complications of the urinary stone as well as the patient's condition... for the doctor to recommend a method of stone treatment. most suitable urology. Here are some ways to treat urinary stones:
Treatment of urolithiasis: For small stones, it is usually smaller than 7mm and has not caused many complications; Treatment of urolithiasis with traditional medicine methods: Mainly using diuretics, dissolving stones...; Urinary stone surgery: In Vietnam currently, open surgery to treat urolithiasis still accounts for more than 40% because the majority of patients with urolithiasis often go to the hospital for examination when the disease has changed seriously with many complications. severe symptoms.

To prevent this disease, each individual should follow a healthy lifestyle, eat a scientific and reasonable diet such as eating a lot of fiber, should not eat salty foods, reduce the amount of protein from animals, limit stimulants such as: alcohol, tobacco, limit processed foods containing a lot of oil and salt.
Especially, you should drink enough water every day, maintain good hygiene, avoid urinary tract infections and should not hold urine. Avoid sitting too much in one place, if you sit in one place for too long, exercise should be exercised every day.
Urinary stones, if not detected early, will become larger and larger in size, causing many dangerous complications for the patient and difficult to treat. To detect the disease early, you should check your general health regularly.
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