Hyderabad:Doctors at AINU remove Urinary bladder stones from 3-year-old boy

Hyderabad, Jan 22 (UNI) Doctors at Asian Institute of Nephrology and Urology (AINU), HITEC City branch for LASER treatment of urinary bladder stone, removed stones in Urinary bladder from a 3-year-old boy, who was suffering from difficulty while passing urine by using state-of-the-art Technology.
The child was initially treated for urinary tract infection with medications by pedetrician which gave some temporary relief but then it recurred again with same complaints, the institute said in a statement here on Sunday.The child was later assessed with an ultrasound which revealed two stones of size 1.6cms each in urinary bladder.The child was referred to Asian Institute of Nephrology and Urology (AINU) here where evaluated with C.T scan and diagnosed with two stones one in urinary bladder and another in the left ureter (a tube which connects the kidney and urinary bladder).
Both the stones were approximately 1.6cms which are relatively large for a 3-year-old boy.Dr Deepak Ragoori, Senior Consultant Urologist and Facility Director, AINU, said. “These stones are normally removed through urethra ( urinary passage ) in adults but its not the same in children as the caliber of the urethra is narrow and if we attempt the same we might cause damage to the urethra which will result in stricture urethra there by becoming a problem for the rest of the life. Another alternative was to make a hole in the bladder just below the belly button and then remove stones, which is more invasive technique.”
Keeping in mind the age of the child and potential complications of the conventional surgery, the medical team headed by Dr. Deepak Ragoori, Dr.Md. Taif Bendigeri, Dr. Prabhu Karunakaran ( Paediatric Urologist ) ,Dr.Leela Krishna and Dr. Nityanand Lanka ( Chief Anesthesiologist ) have decided to go ahead with endoscopic surgical option with LASER lithotripsy.With ever improving technology and miniaturization of endoscopic instruments we were able to perform the surgery with instruments that are designed for children in specific and using an advanced Thulium Fiber LASER.The stones were completely transformed to fine dust and sucked out with a suction machine.
The surgery was completed in less than 45 min with no complications and the child was sent home the very next day.Now, he was able to pass urine with no difficulty.Kidney stones in children are formed primarily due to some metabolic errors or congenital deformities, the statement added.