Surgical procedure to pass very large stones inside the kidney
A procedure known as percutaneous nephrolithotomy includes surgical removal of a kidney stone using small instruments and telescopes inserting through a small incision in the back of patient’s body. A patient will get general anesthesia to perform the surgical procedure and might stay in the hospital for one or two days for the recovery. The doctor might suggest the surgical procedure, if ESWL is not a successful procedure for a patients.