Calcul rénal – Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone

L'Architecte Silencieux des Pierres : Naviguer la Maladie Rénale de l'Acide Urique

Uric acid stones are the one type of kidney stone that can often be dissolved with medication rather than surgery — if they are recognised in time. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone reflects on presenting this topic at the 27th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Cambodian Society of Surgery, and what it taught him about diagnosing the silent architect behind recurrent stones.

Prévention et gestion des calculs rénaux : un guide moderne pour rester sans calculs

Kidney stones are one of the most common urological problems — and one of the most preventable. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone, urologist at Bangkok Hospital, explains why stones form, the habits that genuinely reduce recurrence, and when treatment such as ESWL becomes necessary.

L'évolution du traitement des calculs : des zones de guerre aux soins de haute technologie

The technology that breaks kidney stones without a single incision began with an accidental wartime observation. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone, urologist at Bangkok Hospital, traces the story of ESWL from that discovery to today’s lithotripters — and explains what each generation actually changed for patients.

La troisième génération d'instructions aux patients pour l'ESWL

What actually happens in the days after shockwave lithotripsy on a 3rd-generation machine — the one used at Bangkok Hospital Headquarters. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone sets out the expected effects, the risks worth knowing, and the warning signs that need attention.

Uric Acid Stones: The One Kidney Stone That Can Be Dissolved

Uric acid is the only stone that medication can actually dissolve. What that involves, why the stone type has to be proven first, the blood-potassium caution nobody mentions, and why these stones say something about your metabolism.

Waiting for a Stone to Pass: Does Medication Actually Help?

Most small ureteric stones pass by themselves, and a tablet is often added to help them along. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone explains what the large trials actually showed about that tablet, the side effect men are rarely warned about, and — the part usually missing — how long it is safe to keep waiting.

Ureteric Stone Pain: What Helps, and the Symptoms That Cannot Wait

Ureteric colic is one of the most severe pains there is — and the dangerous version does not hurt more, it comes with a fever. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone explains what genuinely helps before you are seen, corrects the advice to drink your way through an attack, and sets out what needs an emergency department tonight.

Citrate de potassium contre les calculs rénaux : ce qu’il peut et ne peut pas faire

Patients often hope a tablet will make a kidney stone disappear. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone, urologist at Bangkok Hospital, explains what potassium citrate genuinely does — dissolving one stone type, preventing another — and where its limits lie.

Comment fonctionne l'ESWL de 4ème génération ?

Not all shockwave lithotripters are the same. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone, urologist at Bangkok Hospital, explains what 4th-generation ESWL machines added over earlier ones, what the success rates by stone size really are — and which generation is used at Bangkok Hospital Headquarters today.

Instructions à l'intention des patients après une intervention chirurgicale d'urgence

Blood in the urine, a stone street in the ureter, fragments that quietly regrow — Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone, urologist at Bangkok Hospital, sets out what actually happens in the days after shockwave lithotripsy, the real risk figures, and the warning signs that need urgent attention.

Catégorie : Calcul rénal