How To Treat Ureterolithiasis Or Kidney Stones In The Ureters

The first step in alleviating the symptoms of ureterolithiasis, or kidney stones in the ureters is drinking lots of water. This may help flush the kidney stones out of the ureters so they pass through the urine.

Drinking lots of water also helps flush out the excess vitamines and minerals that have built up over time and formed the kidney stones in the first place.

The next step for treating ureterolithiasis is to see a doctor. Left untreated, larger stones may be too big to pass through the ureters, creating a blockage.

Although 80 to 85 percent of calculi in the urinary tract will pass on their own, the calculi that do not pass could create a blockage which can be both painful and life threatening.

Lithrotripsy treatment may be used to treat a person with ureterolithiasis who has larger kidney stones that refuse to pass through the urine using shock waves to break them up into pieces so they pass through the ureters.