In the 19th Century, the treatment for kidney stones

 In the 19th Century, the treatment for kidney stones

In the 19th Century, the treatment for kidney stones

stuck in the bladder for a male was to have a nail inserted up through the urethra and then have a hammer to break the stone up so it could be passed easier with urination. 

The procedure was called a Lithotomy and was performed without anaesthesia until it became available in 1846.