Urology
Urological Conditions
Treatment of Kidney Stones
Surgical Approaches
Surgery should be used only when other approaches have failed
or shouldn't be tried. In addition, surgery may be needed if
a kidney stone:
Today, most surgery for stones is minimally invasive. That means
it uses very small incisions–or no incision at all– and
equally small instruments, making the procedures much easier
for patients. For more about this, see Stone
Disease Treatment at University of Rochester Medical Center.
Surgical options for treating stones include:
