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Is there a kidney stone size for which you refer your patients with recurrent nephrolithiasis to urology?

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Nephrology · Mayo Clinic

Predicting ureteral stone behavior is fraught with error. In general, stones less than or equal to 3 mm in maximum diameter will pass spontaneously if the patient can tolerate the pain. In fact, routine annual follow-up imaging occasionally shows the absence of small stones, but the patient has no m...

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