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Kidney Stones Symptoms and Diagnosis |
Kidney Stone; Kidney Stones in Adults; Urolithiasis |
"Bladder stone" redirects here. For bladder stones in animals, see Bladder stone (animal). Kidney stones, also known as nephrolithiases, urolithiases or renal calculi, are solid accretions (crystals) of dissolved minerals in urine found inside the kidneys or ureters. They vary in size from as small as a grain of sand to as large as a golf ball. Kidney stones typically leave the body in the urine stream; if they grow relatively large before passing (on the order of millimeters), obstructio ...
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Signs and symptoms
... You''re not likely to have signs and symptoms unless a kidney stone is large, causes a blockage, is associated with an infection or is being passed. Then the most common symptom is an intense, colicky...
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Causes ... Your kidneys are two bean-shaped organs, each about the size of your fist. They''re located in back of your abdomen on either side of your spine, and their main function is to remove excess fluid and ...
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Risk factors ... These factors may increase your risk of developing kidney stones: Lack of fluids. If you don''t drink enough fluids, especially water, your urine is likely to have higher concentrations of substances ...
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Screening and diagnosis ... Although doctors may discover kidney stones during a routine medical exam, many kidney stones are diagnosed after a person complains of severe kidney pain, chronic urinary tract infections or blood in...
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