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How long do you stay in hospital after kidney stone removal?

I will have kidney stone removal surgery. How long do you stay in hospital after kidney stone removal?

2 Answers

Not long unless there is an infection that needs to be treated. If no infection, or kidney failure, then 1 night in hospital should be OK.
If you have an infection complicating the stone they may want to keep you in a couple of days for IV antibiotics. Otherwise you should be going home the same day or the next day