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Kidney stone
My mom is suffering from kidney stones and she had two operations till now one is pcnl and uteroscopy both with shockwave treatment for stones as well
She had 33mm stone at starting but still after two operations now 7 mm was left which increased to 14 mm in 4 months as of now. Please suggest what could be done now as my mom suffers from renal agensis she has only one kidney. Which procedure could be followed now.
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As per the prevous surgical history given by you and current reports your mother needs flexible ureteroscopy also called as RIRS. You should consult a urologist with your reports so that he can suggest ideal treatment for your mother.
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your mother needs metabolic evaluation for recurrent stones after this stone is cleared.
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