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Need doctor's help! could a nonobstructive renal stone move?

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Kidney stone: A stone can move at any time; non obstructive means that you have a stone in your kidney that at the time the x-rays were done was not obstructing your urinary tract; it may cause problems at some point in time or never.

Answered 11/17/2013

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Yes : Stones can move and can pass in urine .

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Need doctor's help! could a nonobstructive renal stone move?

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