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My wife has two 5 mm stone. Can it be cure by drinking water? Or it need operation please guide.
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Hey lybrate-user, Normally stones less than 5 mm pass through urine spontaneously. 5 mm is bit like a cat on the wall. Drink plenty of water for a week and see wheather the stone passes, else she will be needing Lithotripsy and Stenting-just a minor procedure where you break the stone with laser and a stent is kept which can be removed after 2 weeks.
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