Kidney Stones Treatment in Lake Mary, Florida (FL)

Depending on the size of your kidney stones, you urologist can help your kidney stones pass through medication or increased fluid intake, or your urologist may perform shock wave treatments to break up larger kidney stones.

If you have small kidney stones which are less than 4 mm in diameter, your doctor may adopt a wait-and-see approach while recommending increased fluid intake, pain medication to ease discomfort, and/or alpha blocker medication to relax the ureter muscles.

Large kidney stones greater than 4mm in diameter may become stuck your urinary tract and cause severe complications. If you suffer from larger kidney stones, your doctor may perform extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy which uses shock waves to break apart your kidney stones. Lithotripsy doesn’t require surgery and can be done in a hospital, clinic or mobile unit. The procedure takes about 1 hour and you may be home the same day.

Shock Wave Lithotripsy for Kidney Stones

Shock wave lithotripsy is performed while you sit in a special bathtub filled with warm water or while lying on a fluid-filled cushion. After locating the kidney stones using x-ray or ultrasound, your doctor will aim shock waves at the stones to break them apart. You will feel just a tapping sensation during the procedure. If you are extremely anxious or uncomfortable, your urologist can give you medication or general anesthesia to help you relax and/or sleep. Before the procedure you may be given IV fluids, and a stent may be placed in your ureter to keep urine flowing during the procedure.

Kidney stones should pass within one day to several weeks. Your doctor may ask you to strain your urine to collect kidney stones or particles. During a follow-up visit, your doctor will perform an exam, an x-ray, and/or a CT scan to confirm that your kidney stones have passed and to check that no new kidney stones have developed.

Talk to your urologist about which kidney stones treatment is right for you.


About Charles N. Witten, MD

Dr. Witten received his B.A. in Biology from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1980. He subsequently completed his medical education at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 1984. He returned to Philadelphia to complete his General Surgical and Urological Surgery Residencies at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania from 1984 - 1990. The University of Pennsylvania's Urological Surgery Residency is considered on of the top training programs in the country. He served as chief resident his final year. Dr. Witten joined Central Florida Urology Associates after completing his residency in 1990. He has been board-certified by The American Board of Urology since 1992.

Dr. Witten has served on numerous hospital committees including chairmanships of surgical peer review and credentials committees. He has served on the Education Committee for the Seminole County Medical Society. From 2002-2005, he served as Chairman of the Department of Urology at Florida. During his tenure, the hospital procured the DaVinci Robot to perform robotic assisted laparoscopic surgery. Dr. Witten's particular areas of interest include prostate, bladder and renal cancers; urinary incontinence; erectile dysfunction with emphasis on penile implant surgery; male infertility; microscopic surgery including vasectomy reversal; DaVinci robotic radical prostatectomy; laparoscopic urological surgery, and management of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia with minimally invasive techniques including microwave thermotherapy and green light laser Photo-vaporization (PVP) of the prostate.

Dr. Witten is an active member of The American Urological Society, The American Association of Clinical Urologist, The American Fertility Society, The Florida Urological Society and The Seminole County Medical Society. He is married with four children and resides in Lake Mary, Florida.

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Charles N. Witten, MD

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