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I was told that i have concretion in my kidney and renal artery but no crystals were found in urine..... is is possible? if not then what was seen in

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Yes: The concretions ( calcification ) in the flesh of the kidney is different than regular kidney stones which are in the drainage system of the kidney. Therefore you will not expect to see crystals in the urine in the former condition.

Answered 5/19/2013

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I was told that i have concretion in my kidney and renal artery but no crystals were found in urine..... is is possible? if not then what was seen in

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