Definition
Kidney stones are solid accumulations of material that form in the tubal system of the kidney. Kidney stones cause problems when they block the flow of urine through or out of the kidney. When the stones move along the ureter, they cause severe pain.
For the source and more detailed information concerning this subject, click on the related links section indicated below. =Oppinion= Yep, the answer above is right. Especially about the severe pain thing. That's no exageration. I am 14 and have a kidney stone. When I found out about it, I was in the emergancy room because we thought I had appendicitis.
A kidney stone can cause damage to the kidney.
No
You obviously just peed out your kidney stone you have had in your kidney/ureters. It means you had a kidney stone
You break apart a kidney stone with ultrasonic waves.
It is likely you will be in pain as long as you have the kidney stone.
A patient who has had a single kidney stone has about a 50% chance of developing another stone. Whether you will develop a second kidney stone in the opposite kidney, depends in part on the reason for the formation of the stones.
This "stone" is a solid.
the kidney stone
yes, because your kidneys can swell and most of the time when your back swell like that its due to a kidney stone
It is not likely that a 9mm kidney stone is going to be passed without assistance.
Ten percent of kidney stone cases require surgery.
No, but phosphoric acid may help a kidney stone form.