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.
A kidney stone is a solid, pebble-like piece of material that can form in one or both of your kidneys when high levels of certain minerals are in your urine. Symptoms & Causes. You may have a kidney stone if you feel a sharp pain in your back, side, lower abdomen, or groin; or have blood in your urine. If you have a small stone that easily passes through your urinary tract, you may not have symptoms at all.