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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

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Exp 50 years

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Dr. Shanthi.E
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Dr. Shanthi.E

General & Family Physician

Exp 17 years

Dr. Saisudha Kotla
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Dr. Saisudha Kotla

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Dr. Nagamani Ng

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Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi
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Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi

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Dr.Raju

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Dr. Vaishalee Punj

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Exp 16 years

Pcnl Versus Open Stone Surgery

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Dr. G.Srinivasan MD

consider a two part surgery over a week to place a guide wire and a week later do a PCNL. The second option ...If you have a kidney stone in the left side in a spot that is not in the drainage system... View answer

Answered by : Dr. G.Srinivasan ( Urologist)
Dr. Rajiv goel MD

Pl tell me what should be the preferred treatment option ( urs, eswl or pcnl ) for a 15 mm stone in lt ureter & 13 mm stone in lt kidney . no other renal pathology ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rajiv goel ( Urologist)
Dr. T Chandrakant MD

already gone a PCNL surgery for the same last year and that time 4-5 stones were removed, but it seems ...I am expecting a small stone of size ranging from 2-4mm been stucked somewhere from right... View answer

Answered by : Dr. T Chandrakant ( General Surgeon)
Dr.  Matthew J. Mangat MD

back pain which is not very severe. 2. Also please suggest for stone of this size should we try expelling it out by medicine or go for operation. We want to avoid any kind of operation/surgery as much as ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Matthew J. Mangat ( Urologist)
Dr. Ornela Ademovi MD

Hi, I have a large staghorn calculi in my left kidney . I have had a 1.6 kidney stone removed from right kidney last month, but the left one will require open surgery I'm told. My question is, if ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ornela Ademovi ( General & Family Physician)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. Senthilnathan Subramanian MD

Hi,I am a female, aged 57, having undergone major abdominal surgeries which include hemicolectomy, hysterectomy (at 29), gallbladder removal, inguinal hernia, multiple lithotripsies and PCNL for kidney stone ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Senthilnathan Subramanian ( Ayurveda Specialist)
Dr. Dr.Dorina Gurabardhi MD

& kidney stone PCNL was done 6 months back. Pls. suggest the further course of action for knee pain ...My mother was having knee pain, as per doctor advise - knee surgery on both knees attemted three ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Dr.Dorina Gurabardhi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Hardik Sanghvi MD

Hi had recently undergone pcnl sygery for removal of stone, the surgery was successful but since then I had Instance of uti three of them being mild infection of ecoli and kelibsia.. And one was ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Hardik Sanghvi ( Hematologist)
Dr. Manuel C See IV MD

years ago i had undergone pcnl for my left kidney .. also i have 10 mm stone in my left ureter ... can i get myself treated with RISIS or PCNL is the only option ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Manuel C See IV ( Urologist)
Dr. K. P. V. Rao MD

percentage of blockage in Artery, we can under go an Algioplasty versus Open heart Surgery. Is there any norm ...upto what percentage of blockage in Artery, we can under go an Algioplasty... View answer

Answered by : Dr. K. P. V. Rao ( General & Family Physician)