Ureteral Stones
Ureteral stones are mostly stones that have formed in the kidney and migrated down and got stuck in the ureter. Ureters are the tubes that connect the kidneys to the bladder. When stuck in the ureter these stones block the urine drainage of the respective kidney and in response the body tries to squeeze them out in order to get rid of them leading to various symptoms, such as pain, nausea, vomiting, blood in urine, difficulty in passing urine or increased frequency of urine. The pain is felt radiating from the back to front, lower abdomen and at times to the testes in males or the labia in females. Most of the small stones i.e. 5 mm or less can pass out spontaneously with the help of medicines. If bigger and troublesome they are removed endoscopically.