How To Diagnose Kidney Stones During Pregnancy. The pain surrounds the first lumbar region before. The pain surrounds the first lumbar region before moving to the ureters.
Diagnosis of kidney stones during pregnancy. Renal and pelvic ultrasound should be performed when an obstructing calculus is suspected. However large stones greater than 1 cm cannot be treated with this method.
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Radiation can hamper the growth of the fetus and result in deformities. Ajr am j roentgenol 1996. Developing kidney stones during pregnancy will only add to the already existing woes that a pregnant woman will be suffering from. Intravenous urography is considered equally important to ct scan.