Rare Surgery Held on Four-Month-Old to Remove Kidney Stones

In a rare surgery, doctors at Hyderabad hospital remove kidney stones from a four-month-old baby boy who is said to be the world's youngest patient to undergo such a procedure.

While kidney stone disease is common in India due to dehydration, malnutrition, usage of excessive salt, excessive intake of non-vegetarian food, the ailment is not common among children. Finding it in new-born babies is a rarity, said doctors on Thursday.

Tests for Kidney Stones
Kidney stones are diagnosed using radiological tests like plain x-ray KUB, CT scan, ultrasound and intravenous pyelography, blood tests and urine tests.

‘The doctors removed three stones of size 8 to 9 mm from each kidney from a four-month-old baby boy at Preeti Urology & Kidney Hospital. ’
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The baby was brought to Niloufer Hospital as he was not passing urine and diagnosed with kidney stones. Doctors at Niloufer referred the case to Preeti Urology & Kidney Hospital, a healthcare institution that specializes in kidney care and has the expertise in performing Retrograde Intra Renal Surgery (RIRS).

According to Dr. V Chandra Mohan, Managing Director, Preeti Urology & Kidney Hospital, who led the team of doctors to perform the procedure, such type of surgery is rare. Few centers from China and the US have done the procedure on children. "But for the first time in the world, we performed RIRS on both the kidneys simultaneously for four-month-old baby," he said.

RIRS is an endoscopic surgery that allows reaching the kidney from the ureter. A flexible ureteroscope is used for these kinds of procedures. Through this device, a laser fiber (Holmium laser) is used to treat the stones, following which the small fragments are removed with a basket.

Diet for Kidney Stones
Diet for kidney stone should comprise of calcium-rich foods, increased fluid intake. Other dietary recommendations depends on the type of kidney stone.

The same RIRS surgery is done in this baby boy on both sides of the kidney in a span of just one hour, removing all six stones, three stones from each side, he said.

As in performing this procedure, no cuts are made or stitches used, no bleeding was found, and the baby was discharged in a few days after the procedure.

Drugs for Kidney Stones - Treatment and Prevention
Drugs for kidney stones are used to treat the symptoms of the condition and to prevent new stones from forming.

Dr. Chandra Mohan was supported by radiologist Dr. P Roopa, urologist Dr. Ramakrishna, anesthetist Dr. Pavan, and pediatrician Dr. Ajay to perform the procedure successfully.

He said Preeti Urology & Kidney Hospital is committed to monitoring the baby through the lifetime to ensure there is no recurrence of the condition.

Kidney Stones / Renal Stones - Causes - Symptoms - Diagnosis - Treatment - FAQs
A kidney stone is a solid mass made up of tiny crystals and may appear in any area of the urinary system.

Preeti Urology & Kidney Hospital is a 150-bed super specialty hospital suitable for kidney transplantation.

Source-IANS