Keeping tabs on kidney stones prevents painful attack
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After Robert Lontz had two kidney stone attacks, he worked with his Duke urologist on a kidney stone disease management plan that helped him successfully avoid
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After Robert Lontz had two kidney stone attacks, he worked with his Duke<a href="/treatments/urology">urologist</a> on a<a href="/treatments/urology/kidney-stones">kidney stone</a> disease management plan that helped him successfully avoid a third.
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Managing kidney stones with medications and monitoring
ContentDuke urologistDr. Glenn Preminger, MD, of the Duke Comprehensive Kidney Stone Center, did a thorough evaluation to find out what made Lontz prone to developing kidney stones. A CT scan showed that Lontz had existing stones —including one that was nearly an inch in diameter, far too large to pass.Since the kidney stone wasn ’t causing Lontz any pain, there was no need to remove it at the time. “Unless such stones are obstructing the urinary tract or causing infection, we often choose just to observe them and start preventive medical therapy,” sa...
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