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  2. The #1 Sign of Kidney Stones Most People Miss ... - AOL

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    The pain arises when the stone moves from the kidney into the ureter, the small tube that transports urine from the kidney to the bladder. If the stone blocks the passing of urine in one (or both ...

  3. What causes kidney stones? What does kidney stone pain ... - AOL

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    Severe kidney stone issues can cause extreme pain and require hospitalization, and sometimes surgery in extreme cases. A Kentucky woman had her arms and legs amputated after kidney stones ...

  4. Kidney stone disease - Wikipedia

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    A distinction between nephrolithiasis and urolithiasis can be made because not all urinary stones (uroliths) form in the kidney; they can also form in the bladder. But the distinction is often clinically irrelevant (with similar disease process and treatment either way) and the words are thus often used loosely as synonyms.

  5. Hydronephrosis - Wikipedia

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    The signs and symptoms of hydronephrosis depend upon whether the obstruction is acute or chronic, partial or complete, unilateral or bilateral.Hydronephrosis that occurs acutely with sudden onset (as caused by a kidney stone) can cause intense pain in the flank area (between the hips and ribs) known as a renal colic.

  6. Renal colic - Wikipedia

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    Renal colic, also known as ureteric colic, is a type of abdominal pain commonly caused by obstruction of ureter from dislodged kidney stones.The most frequent site of obstruction is the vesico-ureteric junction (VUJ), the narrowest point of the upper urinary tract.

  7. Why Are Kidney Stones So Painful? Two Women Share Their ... - AOL

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    After X-rays and other tests, doctors returned their diagnosis: She had a kidney stone. Alonso was given IV painkillers and sent home with pain pills to take while she waited for the kidney stone ...