Bladder Stone
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Bladder Stone Treatment
Treatment of bladder stones may include:
Drinking 6 to 8 glasses of water a day to encourage the stone to pass from the bladder
Lithotripsy
for
kidney stones
:
High frequency sound waves break up stones in the kidneys and bladder
Cystoscopy
:
Where the doctor breaks up the stone and removes it
Medications that dissolve bladder stones
Some men with bladder stones due to
prostate gland enlargement
may benefit from
prostate surgery
such as a
TURP
.
Antibiotics for
bladder infection
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Bladder Stone Treatment: Questions For Doctor
Related Conditions
Benign prostatic hypertrophy
Hematuria
Kidney stones
Urinary tract infection
UTI Checkup
Abdominal pain
Bloody urine
Urinary frequency
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Last Updated: Apr 18, 2008
Authors:
Stephen J. Schueler, MD
;
John H. Beckett, MD
;
D. Scott Gettings, MD
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