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Is There A Permanent Solution For Recurring Kidney Stones?

Hello Dr, I'm suffering from recurring kidney stones for past 16 yrs,hav undergone lithotripsy 4 times. Is there no permanent solution for this, what if ureter is replaced with a lager (dimension) tube so that stones pass thro easily.Hoping medical fraternity could do something reg this & save millions of sufferers like me Thank u,
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Hello
Thanks for query .

Recurrence of the stone is mainly due to metabolic disorder of an individual and can not not be prevented completely however it can be avoided by doing the stone analysis of a stone passed so that certain dietary measures can be followed to prevent the recurrence to some extent.

Dehydration is one of the major contributing factors that results urine to be more concentrated is cause for stone formation hence drinking more water to keep urine dilute helps to prevent recurrence of urinary stones .

UTI is also one of the important factor for getting stones .Avoiding getting uti and taking antibiotics also helps to prevent recurrence of stones.

As regards your suggestion of replacing ureter with dilated artificial ureter has not been invented up till now and it is not a practical solution for this problem.

Dr.Patil.
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Is There A Permanent Solution For Recurring Kidney Stones?

Hello Thanks for query . Recurrence of the stone is mainly due to metabolic disorder of an individual and can not not be prevented completely however it can be avoided by doing the stone analysis of a stone passed so that certain dietary measures can be followed to prevent the recurrence to some extent. Dehydration is one of the major contributing factors that results urine to be more concentrated is cause for stone formation hence drinking more water to keep urine dilute helps to prevent recurrence of urinary stones . UTI is also one of the important factor for getting stones .Avoiding getting uti and taking antibiotics also helps to prevent recurrence of stones. As regards your suggestion of replacing ureter with dilated artificial ureter has not been invented up till now and it is not a practical solution for this problem. Dr.Patil.