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Q: How to pass kidney stone ?

asked by: DoctorQuestion on April 1st, 2009

What else can be done to get rid of a kidney stone 4mm and hasn't passed even afte surgery?

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Dr. Goce Aleksovski , MD

replied on April 17th, 2009

Kidney Conditions Answer A6339

Lithotripsy is the only medical non-surgical procedure that can break kidney stones into smaller one. Once they reach the size of about 4mm, there are 80% chances that they will leave the kidneys on their own. However, this can depend on many other factors and can still be painful. Taking a lot of water in order to try to flush the kidney stone is the only non-surgical treatment for completely eliminating the kidney stones. Pain relievers might be recommended to decrease the pain.

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