Prognosis For Ureterolithiasis Or Kidney Stones In Ureters

The prognosis for ureterolithiasis, or kidney stones in the ureters is usually very positive, with 80 to 85 percent of stones, or calculi passing through the urine on their own.

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Prognosis Of Renal Colic Attack From Blocked Ureters

Ureterolithiasis can cause a painful condition called a renal colic. Renal colic is when either one or both of the ureters become blocked by the kidney stones.

Renal colic is often described as the strongest and most unbearable pain a person has ever felt in their lives, even being compared to the pain of child birth.

Recovery From Kidney Stones In The Ureters

Recovering from ureterolithiasis happens in stages or phases. The following is a list of all three phases, or stages of ureterolithiasis or kidney stones in the ureters.

1.) Acute phase - onset
2.) Constant phase - peak intensity
3.) Relief phase - pain subsides