Kidney Stone Treatment in Pune with Dr Abhijit Gokhale

Dr. Abhijit Gokhale16 Sep, 2024Health

of urine and cause infection, kidney damage or even kidney failure. They can vary in size and location. Kidney stones can block the flow of urine, which can then cause damage to your kidneys and sometimes kidney disease. Stones increase your chance of urinary and kidney infection and can result in germs spreading into your bloodstream (septicaemia). The risk of kidney stones is about one in 10 for men and one in 35 for women. If you have had a kidney stone, you have an increased chance of getting a second stone. Thirty to fifty per cent of people with a first kidney stone will get a second stone within five years. After five years, the risk declines. However, some people keep getting stones their whole lives.