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| Alternative Names: | Renal calculi; Kidney stones; Stones - kidney
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| Signs and tests: | Pain may be severe enough to require narcotics. There may be tenderness when the abdomen or back is touched. If stones are severe, persistent, or recurrent, there may be signs of kidney failure.
Stones or obstruction of the ureter may appear on:
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Review Date: 11/29/2001
Reviewed By: Andrew T. Koren, MD, Department of Nephrology , NYU-Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network
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