In the kidney important sites of impaction include:
In the ureter:
Stones in the bladder are often formed in situ, rather than originating from the upper tracts. Stones that do reach the bladder from the upper tracts are likely to pass easily down the urethra.
Stone location | Common symptoms |
Renal | vague flank pain, hematuria |
in the proximal ureter | flank pain, renal colic, upper abdominal pain |
in the mid section of ureter | renal colic, anterior abdominal pain, flank pain |
distal ureter | renal colic, dysuria, urinary frequency, anterior abdominal pain, flank pain |
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