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6mm stone in the upper pole of the left kidney. painful since i passed my first stone 6 months ago. microhematuria x 6 months. what are my options?
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Scope vs ESWL: Ureteroscopy for your symptomatic stone is emerging as a better option for treating renal calculi than eswl. It is also important to be on some type of therapy to minimize development of more stones.
Answered 8/5/2018
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