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.
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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