ICCHA/WISH FUND
LITHOTRIPTOR MACHINE HELPS DOCTOR REMOVE KIDNEY STONES EFFICIENTLY
T DR. KAREN CHU Dr. Karen Chu obtained her MD and internal medicine training from the University of British Columbia and her cardiology training from the University of Manitoba. She has worked at Royal Inland Hospital since 2017. Her field of interest is heart rhythm abnormalities and prevention of heart disease.
he lithotripsy equipment purchased by ICCHA/Wish to perform “percutaneous nephrolithotomy” surgery has allowed more patients to be treated in Kamloops instead of traveling to Vancouver. These surgeries require an overnight stay in hospital, which puts a strain on families when patients had to travel to Vancouver. We now perform almost all these surgeries in Kamloops. This surgery is ideal for patients with large kidney stones measuring two centimeters or greater in size. The equipment provided allows us to
dilate a pathway directly from the skin into the kidney where the kidney stones can be fragmented. The subsequent fragments can then be removed with a probe that works similar to a vacuum (removing the fragments with suction). Over the past three years, the number of cases being performed in Kamloops is steadily rising I anticipate we will be performing 15 to 20 cases per year moving forward. The equipment has been working great -and we look forward to making good use of it for many years to come. - Dr. Steve Faddegon
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