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Upper ureter stone
I have a stone in my upper ureter of 8 mm I am taking medicine of homeopathic as well as allopathic ( distone) my doctor told me to go for surgery other wise it will stick in ureter and it will stop urine but it's 20 days have passed but I my urine is passing normally . Is it possible that 8 mm stone allowing the urine to passed normally from 4-5 mm ureter ?
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Other kidney may be producing normal urine or high compensatory urine or it may be a partially obstructing stone. renal functions are normal and there are no features of urine infection then you can undergo with procedure after 2 weeks if the stone does not pass spontaneously within two weeks.
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Urine may come if stone is causing partial obstruction but in that case kidney function may be affected following hydronephrosis. Please follow your doctor’s advice.
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