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Diagnosed with kidney stones! flank pain. is it possible to have this going on without infection?
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Yes: Kidney stones are often a result of calcium oxalate precipitating out inside the kidney; this happens independent of infection. There are others that are associated with infection, called struvite stones, but these are a minor population.
Answered 3/28/2013
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Yes: If one of your kidneys stones moves into the ureter (the tube connecting the kidney to the bladder) it can cause flank pain. This is what is commonly referred to as passing a kidney stone.
Answered 3/23/2015
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