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I have a 10mm kidney stone. will shockwave lithoscopy work? will it break it up enough to pass w/o pain? what is smallest stone to pass w/o pain?
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Yes: Lithotripsy will usually break it. Sometimes the urologist may elect to put a stent up the ureter until all the fragments are passed. Good luck.
Answered 6/30/2014
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