Recently, Weihai Central Hospital admitted a 91-year-old "trouble" patient. The patient suffered from bladder stones and had repeated urinary tract infections and hematuria. On November 12, after surgery, the hospital's urology team removed more than 100 bladder stones for the patient, weighing more than 200 grams.
It is understood that the patient started to have hematuria and urgency two years ago. After seeking medical treatment, he found bladder stones. The family members thought the elderly had heart disease and had a high risk of surgery, so they always chose conservative treatment. A week ago, Grandpa Yu obviously felt that frequent urination and acute urination symptoms worsened, and his urine was light red. He hurried to Weihai Central Hospital for treatment. After CT examination of the urinary tract, he was diagnosed with: prostate hyperplasia, bladder stones, and his condition worsened. Grandpa Yu finally made up his mind to undergo surgery.
Considering grandpa's age and physical ability, Zhang Xuefeng, director of the Department of Urology at Weihai Central Hospital, organized all experts in the department to conduct consultation and discussion, and decided to use cystoscopy holmium laser lithotripsy for treatment.
Treating such elderly patients requires doctors to have proficient operational skills, rich clinical surgical experience and risk response skills. At 9 a.m., with the close cooperation of medical staff in the anesthesiology department, operating room and other medical staff, after sufficient preoperative preparation, the hospital's urology expert team took minimally invasive stone extraction for Grandpa Yu. There was little bleeding during the operation and no blood transfusion. After half an hour of surgery, the doctor took 108 bladder stones from the elderly, solving the patient's long-term hematuria and urination problems.
"The stones of the elderly are not formed in a short period of time, and are closely related to Grandpa Yu's prostate hyperplasia. They have poor urination for a long time, a lot of residual urine, accompanied by urinary tract infections, and drinking less water on their daily life, eventually a large number of stones in the bladder." Zhang Xuefeng said that most people have only 1-2 stones, and no more than 10 more. It is rare for more than 10.
Many people often endure it when they suffer from stones and don’t care much. In fact, the harm of bladder stones cannot be underestimated. Zhang Xuefeng reminds that if bladder stones exist for a long time, bladder cancer may be formed. Stones will cause chronic inflammation, infection, edema, congestion and ulcers. Continuous mucosal damage, damage to mucopolysaccharide protective layer, and inflammation caused by bladder stones will increase the risk of bladder cancer.
Zhang Xuefeng said that relieving bladder outlet obstruction, curing urinary tract infections, and removing foreign objects are crucial to treating bladder stones. If you find difficulty in urination or hematuria, you should be vigilant and go to the hospital for examination as soon as possible. Urinary tract diseases can be detected early to avoid prolonged delays and aggravate the condition. (Weihai Central Hospital)
