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Chronic flank pain-would ureter stent placement relieve pain? have tried everything
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Not likely : The stents themselves can be very uncomfortable so unless you need to have the stent to keep the ureter open I doubt it would help with chronic pain. Try a chiropractor, trigger point injections and/or acupuncture.
Answered 7/29/2014
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Do you have kidney: stones or urinary tract infections? A chronic kidney infection can cause flank pain. Do you have pain urinating? Burning? A quick urine analysis can help rule out infections or blood (might be due to stones). Your primary care doc can usually do this test.
Answered 11/27/2014
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