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Kidney and Urinary problems
I have 20 mm stone in my right kidney and I also operate my gall bladder stone give me the right direction that without operation my stone became melt and passout from urine.
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U wl need surgery for that stone...go ahead with pcnl....
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The stone of 20mm unlikely to be going out spontaneously in urine. You either need a mini perc PCNL or ESWL for the stone of this size. Miniperc PCNL IS THE BEST. ESWL would have complications like ureteric obstruction
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Dr. Vijay Radhakrishnan
Urologist
11 yrs exp
Ernakulam
20 mm stone won’t go with medicines. RIRS is the best option for u
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