{"id":3889,"date":"2022-05-24T09:00:04","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T01:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asiamd.com\/?p=3889"},"modified":"2025-08-20T14:14:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T14:14:57","slug":"causes-and-symptoms-of-ureter-stones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiamd.bqubetech.com\/ko\/2022\/05\/24\/causes-and-symptoms-of-ureter-stones\/","title":{"rendered":"Causes and symptoms of ureter stones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p8\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s2\"><i>This article has been <em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">verified medically<\/span><\/em> by <a href=\"https:\/\/asiamd.bqubetech.com\/make-an-appointment\/?dr=sam_peh\">Dr Sam Peh<\/a>, consultant urologist at Surgi-TEN Specialists, Farrer Park Hospital (Singapore).<\/i><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/asiamd.bqubetech.com\/doctors\/sam-peh\/\">About the Doctor<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/diseases\/16514-ureteral-stones\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ureter stones<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\"> are stones which were initially formed in kidneys that have become stuck in the ureters, which are the thin tubes that transport urine from the kidneys to the bladder. Such stones are typically formed when people do not drink enough water or other fluids, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.niddk.nih.gov\/health-information\/urologic-diseases\/kidney-stones\/eating-diet-nutrition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">have too much salt or animal protein in their diet<\/span><\/a>, resulting in excessive minerals or salts in their urine that form crystals and grow into the stones.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/t.me\/AsiaMDsg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><i>Follow us on Telegram for the latest updates: https:\/\/t.me\/AsiaMDsg<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s3\">People have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cedars-sinai.org\/health-library\/diseases-and-conditions\/u\/ureter-stones.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">higher risk of ureter stones<\/span><\/a> when they:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\">have a family history of the stones<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s3\">suffer from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC6502195\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">chronic bowel inflammation<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s3\">have had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S1743919116310342\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">intestinal bypass operations<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\">have a history of medical conditions, such as cystic kidney diseases, urinary tract infections and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.niddk.nih.gov\/health-information\/endocrine-diseases\/primary-hyperparathyroidism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">hyperparathyroidism<\/span><\/a>, where parathyroid glands in the neck produce excessive parathyroid hormone <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Symptoms of ureter stones<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s2\">While very small stones can pass out of the body in urine without being noticed, larger ureter stones can block the flow of urine from the kidneys to the bladder, causing the kidneys to swell and ureters to go into spasm. At this point, people may experience <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/kidney-stones\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20355755\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">symptoms<\/span><\/a> including:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li5\"><span class=\"s2\">Sharp and severe pain in the side and back (below the ribs)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li5\"><span class=\"s2\">Pain that radiates to the lower abdomen and groin<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li5\"><span class=\"s2\">Pain that comes in waves and fluctuates in intensity<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li5\"><span class=\"s2\">Pain or a burning sensation while urinating<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li5\"><span class=\"s2\">Blood in urine, causing urine to appear pink, red or brown<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li5\"><span class=\"s2\">Cloudy or foul-smelling urine<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li5\"><span class=\"s2\">A persistent need to urinate, urinating more than usual, or urinating in small amounts<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li5\"><span class=\"s2\">Fever and chills if the ureter stones have led to an infection<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s2\">Diagnosing ureter stones<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s2\">Doctors may carry out physical examinations, go through patients\u2019 medical history, and conduct tests to diagnose ureter stones. These <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beaumont.org\/treatments\/kidney-ureteral-stones-diagnosis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">diagnostic tests<\/span><\/a> can include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li5\"><span class=\"s2\">Imaging tests, such as X-rays, ultrasounds or computed tomography (CT) scans, which provide detailed images of the kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra, to locate the stones<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li5\"><span class=\"s2\">Blood tests, which can reveal high levels of calcium or uric acid in the blood associated with the formation of stones<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li5\"><span class=\"s2\">Urine tests, to determine if there are too many stone-forming minerals and salts, or too few stone-preventing substances, in the urine<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s2\">With information about the size and location of the stones, doctors can recommend an appropriate treatment to remove them.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People who experience sharp and severe pain in their side and back may have ureter stones, which are kidney stones that have become stuck in the ureter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":3779,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sfsi_plus_gutenberg_text_before_share":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_show_text_before_share":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_icon_type":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_icon_alignemt":"","sfsi_plus_gutenburg_max_per_row":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[182,153],"tags":[278,1125,1416,1851],"class_list":["post-3889","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-urinary-and-male-reproductive-system","category-urology","tag-blood-in-urine","tag-ureter-stones","tag-1416","tag-1851"],"translation":{"provider":"WPGlobus","version":"3.0.0","language":"ko","enabled_languages":["en","zh","ko","ja","mn","vi","ta","th","ms","km","id","my","hi"],"languages":{"en":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":true},"zh":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":true},"ko":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false},"ja":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false},"mn":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false},"vi":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false},"ta":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false},"th":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false},"ms":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false},"km":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false},"id":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false},"my":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false},"hi":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/asiamd.bqubetech.com\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3889","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/asiamd.bqubetech.com\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/asiamd.bqubetech.com\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asiamd.bqubetech.com\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asiamd.bqubetech.com\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3889"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/asiamd.bqubetech.com\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3889\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10300,"href":"https:\/\/asiamd.bqubetech.com\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3889\/revisions\/10300"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asiamd.bqubetech.com\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/asiamd.bqubetech.com\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3889"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asiamd.bqubetech.com\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3889"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asiamd.bqubetech.com\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}