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Kidney stone
My daughter has 4mm stone 2 in right & 3 in left kidney.i belongs to small city Siliguri there is a reputed hospital aandaloke where I visit from one year.my daughter taking medicines regularly but still I didn't get any results & now they told me that they can't do anything else because they don't have operations machines for kids.after one year they advice me to take my daughter Chennai.now I'm in Bangalore please help me.
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If stones less than 7mm generally pass through spontaneously without surgical intervention...Medical treatment of nephrolithiasis involves supportive care and administration of agents, such as the following: Excessive water intake or IV hydration, Nonnarcotic analgesics , Oral/intravenous narcotic analgesics, NSAIDS (eg, ketorolac, ketorolac intranasal, ibuprofen), Antiemetics (eg, metoclopramide), Antibiotics (eg, ampicillin, gentamicin, ticarcillin/clavulanic acid, ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, ofloxacin) to reduce possible infections, Alkalinizing agents (eg, potassium citrate, sodium bicarbonate): For uric acid and cysteine calculi Alpha blockers (eg, tamsulosin, terazosin)... Stones that are 7 mm and larger are unlikely to pass spontaneously and require some type of surgical procedure, such as the following: Stent placement, Percutaneous nephrostomy, Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy, Ureteroscopy, Percutaneous nephrostolithotomy, Open nephrostomy, Consult nearest urologist they will help you further.
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