{"id":2028,"date":"2024-02-01T15:31:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T13:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gfragkoulis.gr\/?post_type=condition_faq&#038;p=2028"},"modified":"2024-05-03T14:55:51","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T11:55:51","slug":"does-every-stone-need-treatment","status":"publish","type":"condition_faq","link":"https:\/\/gfragkoulis.gr\/en\/condition_faq\/does-every-stone-need-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"Does every stone need treatment?"},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","faq-category":[87,59],"service_type":[],"class_list":["post-2028","condition_faq","type-condition_faq","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","faq-category-urolithiasis","faq-category-urology-faq"],"meta_box":{"faq_title_t3lmo":"Does every stone need treatment?","faq_description_70nds":"","faq_textarea_60nds":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No, small ureteral stones are likely to pass spontaneously with or without the aid of painkillers and medications that relax the ureter. On the other hand big kidney stones are impossible to pass spontaneously and surgery to remove them is necessary.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If a patient has a stone there are multiple factors that play a role in the decision as to whether it needs treatment like its size, location, possible composition, patient's previous history and overall health status. The main types of surgery for removing kidney stones are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">shockwave lithotripsy (SWL)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ureteroscopy<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gfragkoulis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/condition_faq\/2028","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gfragkoulis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/condition_faq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gfragkoulis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/condition_faq"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gfragkoulis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"faq-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gfragkoulis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq-category?post=2028"},{"taxonomy":"service_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gfragkoulis.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/service_type?post=2028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}