Anemia, a lack of red blood cells, can cause fatigue, pale skin, weakness, dizziness, headache and more. Anemia, chronic disease. Anemia of chronic disease (ACD) can cause fatigue, pale skin, weakness, dizziness, headache and more. Atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation is a heart condition that causes heart palpitations, confusion, dizziness and more.
Guide. In percutaneous nephrolithotomy or nephrolithotripsy, the surgeon makes a small incision in your back to remove kidney stones. He or she then puts a hollow tube into your kidney and a probe through the tube. In nephrolithotomy, the surgeon removes the stone through the tube. In nephrolithotripsy, he or she breaks the stone up and then removes the fragments of the stone through the tube.
Kidney Stone Surgeries. Most surgeries to remove kidney stones are non-invasive. Extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy can break up small kidney stones that are less than Â½ inch so that you can then pass the stones in your urine. Ureteroscopy is a procedure to remove kidney stones in the middle or lower urinary tract. In noninvasive percutaneous nephrolithotomy, doctors use an endoscope to remove large stones in or near the kidney. Standard invasive surgery may be required if the other methods do not work. The surgeries require different aftercare and diet.