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Kidney Stone Disease

Provides no-surgical and surgical management of urinary calculus disease. Extracorporeal shock lithotripter, precutaneous and laser lithostripsy. Complete medical diagnostic and prevention services.

General Information

Anatomy and Function of the Urinary System
How do you know if you have a stone?
How common are stones and who gets them?
What causes stones?
Types of Stones
How are stones detected?

 



What are the Options for Treatment and Prevention of Kidney Stones?

Conservative Management (Spontaneous Passage)
Surgical Intervention
What can be done to prevent more stones and how likely is it to get another stone?
How to Perform Kegel Exercises

 

Additional Information

A Discussion of the Georgetown University Hospital Stone Center
Glossary
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy treatment

 

 Specialists

John J. Pahira, MD

Gaurav Bandi, MD





 
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