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Question: 33 year male disgnosed with 5mm ureteric calculi within 6 days of policy inception.kindly review all the documents and guide us how many days must have required to form this calculi.
Brief Answer:
It's difficult to comment.
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXX and welcome to HCM.
As an Urologist,i can understand your concern.
There's no fixed way to calculate, time taken for a particular stone size.
A 5mm stone is a small sized one,hence could've developed in a short time.
It's really difficult to comment on the time frame for stone formation.
A stone metabolic testing,can give a clue,about chance for stone recurrence.
Hope your doubts are cleared.
Dr.Matthew J. Mangat.
It's difficult to comment.
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXX and welcome to HCM.
As an Urologist,i can understand your concern.
There's no fixed way to calculate, time taken for a particular stone size.
A 5mm stone is a small sized one,hence could've developed in a short time.
It's really difficult to comment on the time frame for stone formation.
A stone metabolic testing,can give a clue,about chance for stone recurrence.
Hope your doubts are cleared.
Dr.Matthew J. Mangat.
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