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Rirs procedure for stones
I had a 7.6mm stone stuck in my left ureter which I got to know from ct scan. There were also minor stones in both kidneys. I had rirs procedure done on one side and stent was placed on both sides. Now it's been a month. The other kidney now has one stone 5.4mm in lower calyx. Doctor is saying to get it removed by rirs again and the stents will be removed. I am very confused. Should I go for rirs for that stone or let it be there only and only get the stents removed.? Is it safe to do rirs on both kidneys if the othe stone is causing no pain and is in lower calyx. Should I get it removed? Kindly suggest.
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Dr. Siddharth Kumar
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A symptomatic stone needs to be removed. If the stone is non obstructive you can keep it under close observation and if it causes any sort of symptoms it needs to be dealt with. There are modalities like pcnl, RIRS which can give stone clearance.it can be performed on both kidney simultaneously.
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