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How Are Large Kidney Stones Usually Treated?

I am 57 years old 5'4 slim and now 8st 7lb approx.
3months ago i passed a kidney stone naturally but painfully. I have had stents put in before due to an obstruction 7 years ago. After 2 urinary in fections and a lot of pain and an ultrasound ex which showed a large kidney stone onright kidney 3.5cm
3 weeks ago, i have been referred to urology dept.
appointment is in 12days time. What will the treatment likelyto be ?
Tue, 8 Dec 2015
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Hello
Thanks for query .
You have been detected to have a large stone of a size of 3.5 cm in your Right Kidney .

Only procedure to deal with such a large stone is by an endoscopic surgery (Key Hole surgery ) of Per Cutaneous Nephro Lithothotomy (P.C.N.L).

This is standard surgery carried out all over the world with less morbidity done under spinal anesthesia and gives 100% clearance of stone .

Dr.Patil.
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How Are Large Kidney Stones Usually Treated?

Hello Thanks for query . You have been detected to have a large stone of a size of 3.5 cm in your Right Kidney . Only procedure to deal with such a large stone is by an endoscopic surgery (Key Hole surgery ) of Per Cutaneous Nephro Lithothotomy (P.C.N.L). This is standard surgery carried out all over the world with less morbidity done under spinal anesthesia and gives 100% clearance of stone . Dr.Patil.