Patient's question:
Can prostatic calculi be crushed extracorporeally? Can they be excreted through urine after being crushed?A 35-year-old male had a check-up for prostatic calculi a week ago and underwent extracorporeal lithotripsy yesterday. He has hematuria now and doesn't know whether it's from the toes or the bladder—it feels like the stinging pain after lithotripsy, but it's very mild. He only wants to urinate and doesn't have much.
Doctor's answer:
Hello, prostate stones can be treated with extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, or herbal medicine treatment can be used based on TCM syndrome differentiation.