Kidney Stones

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Surgery


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If a kidney stone does not move through the ureter within 30 days, surgery is considered. Urologists use several procedures to break up, remove, or bypass kidney stones

Ureteroscopy

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This procedure can be used to remove or break up (fragment) stones located in the lower third of the ureter. A fiberoptic instrument resembling a long, thin telescope (ureteroscope) is inserted through the urethra and passed through the bladder to the sto...Read the full article