Lower Back Pain Due To Kidney Stone Passage
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Surgery is usually needed if the stone is too large to pass on its own, if there are signs that the stone is growing, or if the stone is blocking the urine flow and causing a urinary tract infection or kidney damage.
Until recently, the procedure to remove a stone was a very painful, major surgery that required a 4- to 6-week recovery period. Today, treatments for stones are much less invasive. Major surgery is performed in less than 2% of patients.
Stone removal procedures:
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