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7mm Stone in left ureter
My mother experienced extreme sharp pain in left side abdomen and vomited a couple of times. Ultrasound revealed stone of 7mm in upper part of left ureter. Is surgery the only option to remove stone or could the stone pass off with the help of medicines.
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Dr. Rohit Juneja
Urologist
13 yrs exp
Delhi
Hi
Actually the ureter in the lower part is very narrow, so the chance of a stone of 3-4 mm to pass is somewhere 50-70% but as the size increases the chances decreases. Also when it comes to 7mm, the spasm causes vomiting and other complaints. You can try for a week with medical management but best is to undergo endoscopically laser treatment of stone.
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Get a NCCT kub done. Will confirm the exact size and location of stone.
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