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After kidney stones are removed by lithotripsy --how long will your kidney hurt afterwards?
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LITHOTRIPSY: This is a treatment to break up the stones. The stones have to pass afterward and that is when the pain comes if they're not small enough to go right through.
Answered 1/20/2020
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