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9mm kidney stone in upper ureter
9mm Stone in upper ureter. Can it pass thru urine. I did sonography and cub x ray. Now Dr. Suggested to do Ivp test. Is it necessary
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9 mm stone in upper ureter is difficult to pass . Usually we remove endoscopically or we can break with lithotripsy laser depending on your IVP finding . Get an IVP done and show your nearest Urologist
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Disappearance of pain doesn’t mean that you have passed stone there fore be under follow up of Urologist
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