Is ureteroscopic lithotomy painful?

With the development and progress of society, various adverse factors that cause diseases are increasing, which makes the prevalence of most diseases higher and higher, posing a great threat to the health of the general public and affecting people's quality of life. Among them, urethral stones are one of the most common urogenital diseases in current clinical medicine. People of all ages may get sick, and it is more common in men. In clinical medicine, urethral stones are divided into kidney stones, ureteral stones, bladder stones, and urethral stones.

1. Because the current diagnosis and treatment technology is still relatively limited, the recurrence rate of diseases such as urethral stones is very high, and there is currently no ideal treatment method for most stones. According to statistics, the formation of urethral stones may be related to the quality of urine. In addition, factors such as age, gender, occupation, socioeconomic influence, dietary composition and structure, water intake, climate, one's own metabolic capacity and genetic inheritance can also lead to the formation of stones.

2. According to clinical experiments, kidney stones and ureteral stones are more common in people aged 20 to 50. Moreover, experiments have shown that high levels of animal protein, increased refined sugar, and reduced cellulose in the diet can promote the formation of kidney stones and ureteral stones.

3. In clinical medicine, patients with kidney stones or ureteral stones usually have symptoms of hematuria and pain. When an infection occurs, they may also experience frequent urination, urgency, pain when urinating, even pus in the urine, and anuria. Bladder stones and urethral stones have similar symptoms, mainly manifested by abnormal urination and pain.

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Regarding the question raised above, is ureteroscopy painful? Everyone's perception of pain tolerance is different, and there is a certain degree of pain in the procedure. Clinical medicine experts suggest that shock wave lithotripsy can be performed first. If the stones cannot be broken, nephroscopy can be performed. Compared with the two, gravel stones are less painful.