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2. Percutaneous nephrolithotomy - Wikipedia

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   Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is a minimally-invasive procedure to remove stones from the kidney by a small puncture wound (up to about 1 cm) through the skin. It is most suitable to remove stones of more than 2 cm in size and which are present near the pelvic region. It is usually done under general anesthesia or spinal anesthesia.

3. Extracorporeal shockwave therapy - Wikipedia

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   Some of the passed fragments of a 1-cm calcium oxalate stone that was smashed using lithotripsy. The most common use of extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) is for lithotripsy to treat kidney stones [3] (urinary calculosis) and biliary calculi (stones in the gallbladder or in the liver) using an acoustic pulse.

4. Kidney stone disease - Wikipedia

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   Kidney stone disease; Other names: Urolithiasis, kidney stone, renal calculus, nephrolith, kidney stone disease, [1] A kidney stone, 8 millimeters (0.3 in) in diameter: Specialty: Urology, nephrology: Symptoms: Severe pain in the lower back or abdomen, blood in the urine, vomiting, nausea [2] Causes: Genetic and environmental factors [2 ...

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

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   Urologists and nephrologists agree: If you have a kidney stone, chances are you won't miss the signs, because they hurt. Many women who've both given birth and passed kidney stones say that the ...

6. Calculus (medicine) - Wikipedia

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   Human gallstones, all removed from one patient. Grid scale 1 mm. Calculi in the inner ear are called otoliths; Calculi in the urinary system are called urinary calculi and include kidney stones (also called renal calculi or nephroliths) and bladder stones (also called vesical calculi or cystoliths).

7. Woman shocked to find her bloating and exhaustion were signs ...

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   Kristen Foreman shares the first symptoms she experienced before doctors discovered a mass. It was ovarian and endometrial cancer. Woman shocked to find her bloating and exhaustion were signs of 2 ...