Treatment of Stone disease of various method :- Open Surgery In an open surgery to remove kidney stones, the surgeon creates an incision on your side or back to access your kidney or ureter and to remove the kidney stones. This is an invasive procedure and takes about 2.5 hours to complete. The procedure is performed under general anaesthesia. An open surgery to remove kidney stones involves the following steps: 1. At the outset, the anaesthetist administers the required dosage of general anaesthesia. 2. Once the anaesthesia takes effect, the urologist or an attendant nurse paints the operative area (which can be either from your back or your side) with an antimicrobial solution to prevent infection. 3. Depending on the position of your stone in the kidney or the ureter, the surgeon makes an incision either on your back or on your side. 4. Once the surgeon is able to access your kidney or ureter through the incision, he makes another incision on the location of the kidney or ureter where the stone is lodged and removes the stone. 5. Once the stone is removed, the surgeon sutures the area.