Additionally, urologist may consider using the scope in cases in which reusable scope damage is anticipated." Rising preference for minimally invasive methodologies is driving the adoption of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL).
Various methods for the treatment for nephrolithiasis range from non-invasive to invasive and includes medicinal treatment, extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL), percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL), and open renal surgery.
Minimally invasive methods, such as shock wave lithotripsy (SWL), retrograde intrarenal surgery, and percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL), have been developed.
According to him, the surgeries to be considered during the subsidised surgery include Holmium Laser Enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) for BPH, causing bladder outlet obstruction; Laser Lithotripsy for kidney stones; Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL) and Lithotripsy using the Swiss Lithoclast Master; and Laparoscopic Surgery for Gallstones and Gynecological problems.