Question 1

can a kidney stone be 7 cm?

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Check with doctor: I have never seen a 7 cm kidney stone before, but I have seen a 7 millimeter stone accidentally reported as 7 cm. Having said that, i guess anything is theoretically possible. I have seen stones in the renal pelvis on the order of centimeters but this has been as a result of chronic infection and other forms of severe chronic renal pathology.

Question 2

can i pass a 2 cm kidney stone?

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Ouch!: "A penny for your thoughts." Remember that saying? Well, an American penny is 1.9 cm, so a 2 cm stone is wider than a penny. It won't come out the urethra where pee comes out.

Question 3

2 cm kidney stone. what do i do?

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See a urologist: Stone is too big to pass sponaneousy & too large for shockwave lithotripsy (eswl). Urologic stone expert will likely advise percutaneos nephro-lithopaxyy (pcnl). This involves temporary  placement of a percutaneous neprostomy tube, through which a nephroscope is passed & stone is proken up by laser or tithoclst. Performed under general anesthesia or sedation. Open surgery should be avoided.

Question 4

what can i do for 2x1 cm kidney stone?

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Options: Treatment options may depend on location.  Available options include ureteroscopy (using small camera scope to treat stone through urinary tube, no incisions), eswl (extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy - using shock energy to break up stones) and pcnl (percutaneous nephrolithotomy - tube into kidney to extract stone).  Each option has pros/cons..Talk to urologist to choose best/successful option.

Question 5

nonobstructing kidney stone measuring 0.7 cm. is that too big to pass or will i need surgery?

Accepted Answer

Lithotripsy: The stone may be too big pass on its own. Discuss with your doctor if you may be a candidate for lithotripsy. The procedure uses sound waves to break up the stone so that the fragments may pass in the urine.

Question 6

is it safe to fly with a 1 cm kidney stone?

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Should be OK: Hope you r not obstructed and flying to get your stone treated by eswl (shockwave llithotripsy). Can always ask you dr. For prescripction for strong pain medication just in case u get osbstructed on the way. Good luck.

Question 7

what is the best way to get rid of a 1 cm kidney stone?

Accepted Answer

Urology consult: This is a decent size kidney stone. I would recommend discussing this with your doctor or a urologist.

Question 8

what is the best treatment for a 1 cm kidney stone?  this is my first stone.

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Fluids: 24 hour urine collection for a snap shot of what goes on inside the kidney and then therapy can be tailored.
Untill then drink enough water to make about 2.5 liters of urine or untill urine is white in color.

Question 9

i have a 5 x 7mm left kidney stone, a fatty 16.1 cm liver. what does this mean?

Accepted Answer

Here are some ...: Fatty liver is just incidental finding while doing US for hematuria &amp; abdominal pain leading to show urinary stone. In fact, both fatty live and kidney stone are not related. In practice, see urologist for urinary stone, hematuria, etc. and gastroenterologist for fatty liver. Best wish ...

Question 10

what is the best thing to do if i have a 0.7 cm kidney stone? an operation or lithotripsy?

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ESWL: Depends-if your stone is radiolucent (eg uric acid/cysteine) you could manage it medically and dissolve it. If radio-opaque/calcium in composition, while unlikely to "pass" intact, would be best managed with eswl as a minimally-invasive mono-therapy. (pcnl would be too invasive, except with significant anatomic variation (eg calyceal diverticulum/infundibular stenosis). Possible ureterorenoscopy?

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