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Hey i was in the hospital last night and found a 5mm kidney stone do you think i should pass it or risk it of getting stock or just do a sound thing?
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Ultrasound: What did your doctors recommend? Some stones easily pass but others do not and can result in complications (pain, infection, bleeding, etc). If your doctors advised ultrasound treatment (also known as shock wave lithotripsy) you should do it. It's pretty easy, with low risk of side effects. Or see a urologist. Here's a link about SWL: https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/kidneystones_ShockWave
Answered 8/20/2015
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