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If you have many large kidney stones could you have pain radiating down from your hip and groin?

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Yes: Typically stones cause symtoms when they move so smaller ones are more liely to cause sx, but"large" is relative term and obstruction or infection from stones (or blood clots) could cause sx.

Answered 3/12/2017

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A member asked:

If you have many large kidney stones could you have pain radiating down from your hip and groin?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Robert Benz answered

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