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2018-05-02 08:09:52
I have 3 kidney stones in the left side..one is 23 mm large.can it cause kidney failure?
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As far other side is functioning normally very unlikely to cause renal failure. But that doesn’t mean u can keep this stone there itself. It needs to be cleared

Answered2018-05-02 18:35:18

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