Lithotripsy Cost In India

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Lithotripsy is a medical procedure involving the physical destruction of hardened masses like kidney stones, bezoars or gallstones. The term is derived from the Greek words meaning breaking stones. Lithotripsy is a procedure that uses shock waves to break up stones in the kidney and parts of the ureter (tube that carries urine from the kidneys to the bladder). After the procedure, the tiny pieces of stones pass out of the body in the urine.

Cost related to Lithotripsy in India

Listing approximate price of Lithotripsy and some related procedures. The prices may change depending upon the centers and condition of the patient.

Treatment name Cost range
Ureteroscopy and Laser Lithotripsy- URSL Rs.88800 to Rs.118400

List of Centers for Lithotripsy in India

Popular Cities in India for Lithotripsy are:

Leading Hospitals for Lithotripsy in India

Doctors for Lithotripsy in India

The right doctor to consult for Lithotripsy is an Nephrologist.

Listing popular specialists:

Dr. Lakshmi Kant Tripathi

Dr. Lakshmi Kant Tripathi

Senior Consultant, 20 years of experience

Artemis Hospital, GurgaonLocation

Nephrology & Kidney Transplant, Preventive Nephrology, Clinical Nephrology, Critical Care Nephrology, Dialytic Therapies, Kidney Transplantation, Renal Biopsy, Venous Catheterizations, CRRTs

Dr. Ashish Sabharwal

Dr. Ashish Sabharwal

Senior Consultant, 20 years of experience

Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New DelhiLocation

Urologist and Robotic Prostate Surgeon, Prostate Diseases including Benign and Cancerous Prostate Enlargement

Dr. Vikram Sharma

Dr. Vikram Sharma

Director, 36 years of experience

Fortis Memorial Research Institute, GurgaonLocation

Urology, Laser Prostate Surgery, Robotic Laparoscopic Urology and Genitourinary Cancer Surgery

Dr. Deepak Dubey

Dr. Deepak Dubey

Consultant, 34 years of experience

Manipal Hospital (Old Airport Road) BangaloreLocation

Renal Transplantation, Reconstructive Urology, Robotic Surgery in Urology

Dr. Anant Kumar

Dr. Anant Kumar

Senior Consultant, 35 years of experience

Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New DelhiLocation

Kidney Transplantation, Robotic Assisted, Renovascular Hypertension, Urological Oncology, Laser Urological, Surgery & Reconstructive Urology

Dr. Sandeep Guleria

Dr. Sandeep Guleria

Senior Consultant, 33 years of experience

Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New DelhiLocation

Renal transplantation

Dr. Pankaj N. Maheshwari

Dr. Pankaj N. Maheshwari

Senior Resident, 23 years of experience

Fortis Hospital, Mulund, MumbaiLocation

Upper tract endourology, Lithotripsy, Laser surgeries

Dr. Rahul Gupta

Dr. Rahul Gupta

Senior Consultant, 13 years of experience

Sarvodaya Hospital, FaridabadLocation

Endourology Uro-Oncology Reconstructive Urology

Dr. Salil Jain

Dr. Salil Jain

Director, 24 years of experience

Fortis Memorial Research Institute, GurgaonLocation

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) treatment, Kidney Failure Treatment, Kidney Dialysis, Kidney Stone Treatment, Hemodialysis, Ureteroscopy (URS), Laparoscopic Nephrectomy, Hemodiafiltration (HDF), Renal (Kidney) Surgery, Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy, Nephrectomy (Kidney Removal), Peritoneal Dialysis, Dialysis / Hemodialysis, \Proteinuria

Dr. Arun Halankar

Dr. Arun Halankar

Consultant, 46 years of experience

Jaslok Hospital, MumbaiLocation

vasculitis autoimmune conditions involving the kidneys electrolyte, fluid, and acid-base imbalances or disturbances some metabolic disorders, such as diabetes blood or protein in urine chronic kidney disease kidney stones, although a urologist may also treat this kidney infections kidney swelling due to glomerulonephritis or interstitial nephritis kidney cancer polycystic kidney disease hemolytic uremic syndrome renal artery stenosis nephrotic syndrome end-stage kidney disease kidney failure, both acute and chronic

Dr. Rajeev Sood

Dr. Rajeev Sood

Chairman, 30 years of experience

Marengo Asia Hospitals Formerly QRG Health City, FaridabadLocation

Urinary Tract Infection (UTI), Minimally Invasive Urology, Vasectomy, Transurethral Incision of The Prostate (TUIP), Liver Disease Treatment Green laser and Holep prostate surgery Robotisedlaparoscopic surgery

Dr. Sanjay Maitra

Dr. Sanjay Maitra

Consultant, 22 years of experience

Apollo Hospitals, Jubilee Hills HyderabadLocation

Critical care renal replacement therapy, Hemodialysis, Peritoneal dialysis

Dr. A. Kanakaraj

Dr. A. Kanakaraj

Senior Consultant, 31 years of experience

MIOT International, ChennaiLocation

Ureteroscopy (URS) Kidney Stone Treatment Renal (Kidney) Surgery Percutaneous Nephrolithotripsy Renal Angioplasty & Stenting Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Kidney Transplant Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Hemodialysis Hemodiafiltration (HDF)

Dr. Ravindra Nikalji

Dr. Ravindra Nikalji

Consultant, 14 years of experience

Apollo Hospitals, MumbaiLocation

Hemodiafiltration (HDF) Hemodialysis Treatment For Kidney Transplant Nephrectomy Renal (Kidney) Surgery Renal Angioplasty & Stenting Ureteroscopy Urinary Tract Infection Adult Nephrology

Dr. Sudhirranjan Dash

Dr. Sudhirranjan Dash

Consultant, 21 years of experience

Location

Laparoscopic Nephrectomy Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) treatment Kidney Failure Treatment Kidney Dialysis Ureteroscopy (URS) Kidney Stone Treatment Hemodialysis Hemodiafiltration (HDF) Renal (Kidney) Surgery Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy

Dr. Sharad Sheth

Dr. Sharad Sheth

Head of Department, 39 years of experience

Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, MumbaiLocation

Kidney Transplant Acute Renal Failure Acute renal cortical necrosis Hepatorenal syndromes Renal transplantation Uremia.

Dr. Saritha Vinod

Dr. Saritha Vinod

Consultant, 32 years of experience

Vinita HospitalLocation

Kidney Disease Treatment, Renal Replacement Therapy, Urinary Tract / Bladder Stones Treatment, Kidney Transplant, Adult Nephrology

Dr. DVSLN Sharma

Dr. DVSLN Sharma

Senior Consultant, 31 years of experience

Apollo Hospitals, Jubilee Hills HyderabadLocation

Direct Visual Internal Urethrotomy (DVIU) Urology Consultation Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Testicular Surgery Urethrotomy Laser Prostatectomy Ureteroscopy (URS) Surgery Of The Penis Urinary Tract Obstruction Ureterostomy Vascular Surgery Minimally Invasive Urology Urostomy Urinary Tract / Bladder Stones Treatment

Dr. Deepak Bolbandi

Dr. Deepak Bolbandi

Senior Consultant, 24 years of experience

Apollo Hospital (Bannerghatta Road) Bangalore Location

Lithotripsy Urinary Tract Obstruction Uro Oncology Prostate Laser Surgery Stone laser surgery Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Urinary Incontinence (Ui) Treatment Transurethral Incision of The Prostate (TUIP) Blood in Urine (Hematuria) Treatment Minimally Invasive Urology Circumcision Varicocele Surgery Lithotripsy Male hypogonadism Subincision Radical Cystectomy Hydrocele Treatment (Surgical) Male Sexual Dysfunction Treatment Male Infertility Treatment

Dr. P Chatree

Dr. P Chatree

Consultant, 33 years of experience

Metro Hospital & Cancer Institute, Preet Vihar, New Delhi Location

Kidney transplants Chronic kidney diseases Hemodialysis Glomerulonephritis Polycystic kidneys Chronic kidney disease End-stage renal disease Kidney failure

Success Rate

The success rate varies between 62-76%. Possible risks after Lithotripsy may include, Pain from passing stone fragments, Blocked urine flow if stone fragments get stuck in the urinary tract, Urinary tract infection, etc.

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Frequently Asked Questions Related to Lithotripsy

Before the Procedure (12 Questions):

Lithrotripsy is not recommended when you are pregnant, kidney infection, urinary tract infection or any other problems related to kidney.

If you have constipation it may be a problem for your lithotripsy, if there is presence of stool in kidney stone it will obscure kidney stone.  If you have not passed your bowel two days before the procedure you should definitely take laxative the night before your lithotripsy and empty your colon.

It is done under general anaesthesia in which you have  to do normal fasting for eight to twelve hours before administration of anaesthesia.

The kidney stone which is greater than 2 cm will need lithotripsy. Mostly kidney stones are small and they can easily pass without need of any treatment.

Lithotripsy is completely non invasive treatment and its success rate is higher but little bit lower than ureteroscopy. Ureteroscopy is somewhat more invasive but its success rate is higher than lithotripsy.

You should eat normal food during the procedure before surgery. Don’t drink or eat anything after midnight or as advised by your doctor because you have to undergo anaesthesia

Lithotripsy is used for breaking different types of stones as lithotripsy is the non invasive treatment for kidney stones, it can cause trauma to the kidney and its nearby structure.

More extensive treatment is needed for large kidney stones whose size is greater than 5mm. It is difficult for them to move through urinary tract they can even cause pain or severe symptoms.

Your doctor will recommend what is best for your kidney stones. You may be recommended to drink water, lemon juice, celery juice, pomegranate juice etc.

One night before your treatment you should eat low fat meal and avoid fatty, spicy and fried food because these can affect the efficacy of treatment.

You should eat light breakfast and lunch and only drink plain liquid if you want to have coffee have light coffee.

The success rate of lithotripsy is in between 50 to 75% and it is very successful in case of smaller stones.

During the Procedure (8 Questions):

Lithotripsy takes around 45 minutes to one hour to perform; it is mostly done under some form of anaesthesia. Lithotripsy sends a focused ultrasonic energy or shock waves to the first stone located with x ray or sound waves. The shock waves break the larger stone to a smaller stone which will pass through the urine.

For your comfort you will be given general anaesthesia so that you can lie down comfortably on bed.  X rays will be used for locating the stone before the treatment

If your lithotripsy goes wrong you can develop some form of infection or even damage your kidney when the fragment of stone blocks the flow of urine from your kidney. It may also cause damage to your kidneys.

It will take around 45 minutes to one hour to complete the procedure.

Shock wave lithotripsy is a very safe treatment to get rid of your kidney stones. If you are passing even a small fragment of kidney stone it will hurt you. You may feel some discomfort as the stone fragments pass away in days or weeks.

Both intravenous sedation anaesthesia and epidural anaesthesia is used during the procedure. Epidural anaesthesia  is mainly used during  immersion lithotripsy.

Lithotripsy is mainly done by urologist who are specialized in treating diseases of the urinary tract system.

Lithotripsy is done under general anaesthesia but you will be light sedation along with general anaesthesia when needed.

Post the Procedure (12 Questions):

It will take around four to eight weeks for all the fragments of kidney stone to pass through urine.

After the treatment or after 4 to 8 weeks of treatment, you may have some kind of nausea and pain during the passing of the kidney stones. You may also notice some kind of bruises on your back where stone treatment was done. Some pain can be expected during the procedure.

Stent is not mandatory after lithotripsy for every patient

You may feel an urgency to pass urine and you may feel pain during this. Kidney stones can be even present at both sides, it may stop the flow of urine which is a medical emergency.

Recovery after lithotripsy takes around one to two weeks

You will not feel any pain during the procedure as laser light are used during the procedure you may feel burning sensation when you feel and urge to urinate for several hour after treatment.

In 8 hours you should drink minimum 6 to 8 glasses  and in 24 hours you should drink  2 to 3 litres of water. You have not do any heavy exercise or workout after 24 hours of the procedure.

Shock wave lithotripsy has only got some minor side effects such as pain, discomfort and burning sensation during urination. Loss of renal function, hypertension and chances of forming new stones are the long term side effects of the procedures. 

After the procedure when you feel better you can go home. You can do your normal activities within one to two days after procedure.

You may feel some nausea, pain and discomfort after your treatment when the crushed fragment of stones passed from tube to kidney and the bladder. Immediately after the procedure the stone fragments will pass.

Yes it can cause blood clots because of the large amount of blood or blood clots in urine which indicates injury of kidney.

The stone fragments will pass within a week it may take around 4 to 8 weeks for the entire fragments to pass.

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