<s>[INST] Hello Sir,           I am going to ask something  about the kidney stone..,           now a days my Mummy (age 55) is suffering from kidney stone problem,             I am also have the fear about her,we already scanned & we had the scan reports           in that it mention around 9 nos of stones.           5 nos are in left side and 4 nos are in  the right side kidney.that the dimensions are            (1 no-8 mm),(2 nos-6 mm),(3 nos-5 mm) ,(2 nos-3 mm) & (1 no-1.8 mm).           So,for these stone removal what kind of treatment will be follow is theres any necessary            for open surgery,by drinking more water, by in taking trips or any other            spl & simple treatment is there for the kidney stone removal.           Thanks in advance for your swift reply.--Have a nice DayThanks & RgdsAAAAAA.SAAAAAAA [/INST] Hello Padmanaban, Welcome to Chat Doctor, and thanks for posting your query here. Kidney stones or renal calculus is an aggregation of minerals which will pass through the urine in common. The symptoms of renal colic are nausea, vomiting, fever, excruciating pain in the flank radiating to the groin, and sometimes with vague abdominal pain. If stones grow to a maximum size more than 3-4 mm they will obstruct the urinary passage and may cause HY Chat Doctor.  This in turn affects the urinary outflow and its filtration. Renal stones may be of calcium, oxalate or uric acid, service stone composition. The treatment depends on the size, number and site of the stones. Stones below 4-5 mm size usually pass through the urine. But larger stones may get obstructed in the renal pelvis, or ureter. Common modes of medical treatment is using diuretics with a  </s>