Carlos Polit Faggioni are a pioneer center for Stone treatment since its inception. Carlos Polit Miami herald specializes in removing single or multiple stones through an adequate way of medical treatment and gives optimum results soon. For this, we have experienced doctors and surgeons, who have expertise in removing stones. They do remove stones by performing minimal surgery operations.

 

This treatment will be done by using the latest technology-based medical instruments or tools that are useful in getting stones removed from the gall bladder & kidney with ease.

Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy(ESWL)

 

 

ESWL is a non-invasive, outpatient treatment for kidney stones. The procedure is done in the operating room with an anesthetic. It’s a very safe procedure at our clinic, Carlos Polit Miami herald.

The stone location is identified, and then the externally-applied lithotripter breaks up the stones using a high-frequency acoustic pulse. You then pass the fragments through the ureters into the bladder and eventually out of the body through the urine.

Usually, you will follow up in the office a few weeks after the procedure with an imaging study to evaluate the status of the stone.

You may have a ureteral stent placed after this procedure to help drain your kidney of urine. Depending on the size and location of the stone or stones, the stent may or may not have strings left on it. This stent will be removed in the office a few days after your procedure. DO NOT pull on the strings; this will likely dislodge the stent, possibly leading to severe pain and uncontrolled leakage of urine.

 

 

Ureteroscopy With Holmium/EHL Laser

 

 

Ureteroscopy With Holmium/EHL Laser is a treatment for kidney and bladder stones. A specialized surgical table and anesthetic are used.

According to Carlos Ramon Polit Faggioni, This treatment is done through a small hollow tube with a camera lens (cystoscope/ureteroscope) that is advanced through the urethra and up to the stones in the bladder, ureters, or kidneys.

The laser fiber is placed near the stone, and the treatment pulverizes the hard stone material and allows the physician to remove them safely in a minimally invasive procedure. Some small stones can be removed in their entirety by a very small basket placed through the cystoscope. This procedure is typically done as an outpatient.

You may have a ureteral stent placed after this procedure to help drain your kidney of urine. Depending on the size and location of the stone or stones, the stent may or may not have strings left on it. This stent will be removed in the office a few days after your procedure. DO NOT pull on the strings; this will likely dislodge the stent, possibly leading to severe pain and uncontrolled leakage of urine.

 

 

Ureteral Stent

 

 

A ureteral stent is a flexible, thin hollow tube that is placed in the ureter to allow urine to drain from the kidney to the bladder. It is usually 5 to 12 inches long. Stents are placed when there is a blockage in the ureter and the flow of urine is obstructed. Learn more about Ureteral Stents.

 

Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy

 

Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy is a procedure offered for the removal of larger kidney stones. You are given general anesthesia and positioned on the surgical table.

According to Carlos Polit Ecuador, A small incision is made on your back over the kidney with the stones. Using an X-ray machine called a c-arm and a guidewire, a tube a little larger than a pencil’s diameter is inserted to allow small stones to be removed. Larger stones can be broken up by small ultrasonic probes and then removed through the tube.

Usually, this tube is left in, and a gravity bag is secured to it to collect any drainage. You will be transferred to a hospital room and recovered overnight before being discharged to home.

A guidewire is then passed through the needle and secured in the kidney. The needle is removed, the guidewire is left in place, and then a larger tube is passed over the wire.