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What are the possible harmful effects on kidney if there a 4 to 5 mm stone rest for a long period of 7 year.
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COMPLICATIONS General complications include urinary tract infection (symptoms may be fever with loin pain and burning sensation while passing urine) and stent related problems which have been highlighted before. Complications specific to the procedures have been enumerated previously. They could include: sepsis: an infection that has spread through the blood, causing symptoms throughout the whole body. steinstrasse: steinstrasse is the medical name for a blockage that is caused by fragments of stone in the ureter (the tube that attaches each kidney to the bladder) an injury to the ureter.
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