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My son has a 4mm kidney stone. he is paralyzed from the waist down and must cath to urinate. will a 4mm stone pass thru a 16french catheter?
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Stone : The question is really not weather 4 mm stone will pass out through his urinary catheter whether it will pass from his kidney down the ureter into his bladder.
Answered 1/23/2014
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