What to do if the stone is stuck in the lower ureter

Ureteral stones are also a common problem in clinical practice, which can cause urinary urgency, frequent urination, and associated infection. When ureteral stones are treated through surgery or machine therapy to break up the stones inside and expel them, the purpose of curing the disease is achieved. However, sometimes the stones will get stuck in the lower part of the ureter, making the operation more difficult and the doctor's control range is correspondingly reduced.

Treatment

1. Conservative treatment is generally suitable for patients with stones with a diameter of less than 1 cm, a smooth surface, and no obvious obstruction or infection. Diet therapy: Drinking plenty of water can dilute urine, thereby slowing down the growth of stones and the recurrence of stones after surgery, which is beneficial for controlling infection. Proper diet can improve the body fluid environment and reduce or inhibit the formation of stones.

2. Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy: After locating the stones through X-ray or ultrasound examination, extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy can break up the urinary stones to facilitate their excretion and save patients from the pain of surgery.

3. Surgical treatment: For patients with larger stones, or stones that cause obstruction and affect kidney function, or patients who are ineffective with conservative treatment, surgical treatment should be considered. Depending on the size, location, and shape of the stones, commonly used surgical methods include percutaneous nephrolithotomy, renal pelvic or transsinus pyelolithotomy, renal parenchymal incision lithotripsy, nephrectomy, nephrostomy, ureterolithotomy, suprapubic cystolithotomy, and urethral lithotomy.

Life care

The dietary health care method for ureteral stones is to drink 2000-3000 ml of water every day, increase it to 4000-5000 ml in hot summer, and increase it after sweating, at least maintain a daily urine output of more than 2000 ml. You can drink magnetized water, which can easily dissolve stones

Pay attention to diet: I used to be a "meat kid"! I didn't eat meat.

If I don't eat meat for two or three days, I feel my stomach is grumbling. My mother also likes to stew pig's trotter soup at night. I also like Chongqing

Hot pot, such as tripe, duck intestines, fatty intestines, Qianjiang chicken offal, etc., only after the onset of the disease did I realize that the diet needs to be light. Animal offal, spinach, konjac, bean products, potatoes, tomatoes and other products should be eaten less. These are the dishes that induce stones. People who are prone to long-term stones and obesity due to personal physical reasons are advised to avoid them. Why not be a vegetarian? If you really can't stand it, it is recommended to combine meat and vegetables reasonably.