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Is Abdominal Pain Normal While Having Kidney Stone?

hi im alex nangan. last month i was brought to the hospital the doctor's finding was i've got a 2 kidney stone..when i go back to my urologist for follow up checkup one of the stone was melt while the other one was not..was it normal to feel pain in my abdomen cause by the kidnet stone? my urologist requested me for CT stonogram but it was not identifid weather it is plain or with contrast.,what is the difference between CT stonogram that is plain and the Ct stonogram with contrast? which of the two is
more reliable and valid to examine the kidney trouble?
Fri, 11 Nov 2016
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Hello. Yes, kidney stones can cause severe abdominal pain, and this is caused by passage of the stone along the ureter ( tube from the kidney towards the bladder). CT stonogram may be done with or without contrast. For detection of the stone size and location, a plain CT stonogram would be enough.
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Is Abdominal Pain Normal While Having Kidney Stone?

Hello. Yes, kidney stones can cause severe abdominal pain, and this is caused by passage of the stone along the ureter ( tube from the kidney towards the bladder). CT stonogram may be done with or without contrast. For detection of the stone size and location, a plain CT stonogram would be enough.