Abstract
Ureteric stones are a common surgical condition in the modern world. Ureteric stones
are associated with severe pain, hematuria, hydronephrosis, urinary infections, nausea,
and vomiting. A plethora of causes are responsible for the formation of such stones,
with modern lifestyle and poor eating habits as some leading risk factors. Conventional
treatment mostly relies on surgical means, whereas homoeopathy can successfully expel
the stone without any invasive methods and can be a safer and acceptable alternative
to surgery. In this case a 25-year-old male presented with a complaint of pain in
the right flank and lower abdomen associated with a burning sensation after urination.
Pain aggravated from the afternoon up to midnight. He was taking analgesic medicines
without any significant relief. After failure to relieve pain from conventional therapies,
the patient resorted to homoeopathic treatment. After a thorough case-taking, analysis,
and repertorization, Lycopodium clavatum was prescribed. The patient was better within a few days and reported that the stone
was expelled through the urethra which was confirmed by ultrasound examination. The
pain visual analog scale, measuring 8 at baseline, was improved to “no pain” at the
end of the treatment. The Modified Naranjo Criteria for Homoeopathy with a +8 score
demonstrated positive causality of homoeopathic treatment. This case study reveals
a certain role of homoeopathic treatment in ureterolithiasis and demonstrates the
potential of homoeopathy in surgical conditions.
Keywords
ureterolithiasis - homoeopathy - Lycopodium clavatum - case report
