Dear sir, i had 9mm stonr in left ureter, after consulting the urologist who assured for the rmoval of stone, he had done URS,and inserted the stent, after that i underwent for lithotripsy for about 5 sittings which resulted in the 9mm stome to be fragmented into few lower ple calculi of 5mm and few 2-3 2-4mm fragment after 3 onths of the linger on treatment without any result i forced Dr. to remove the stent as iwas taking antibiotics from 3 months, 15 doses of Amikacin, followed by Percin, followed by niftron, followed by percin, followed by Zocef, followed by neftron where i stopped andforced him, but he told he will remove the stent alongwith with he will do the URS again reason i could not follow,at the end i had changed the Dr. and got stent removed, but still the purpose of whole exercise is unanswered means stone is still ther in kidney  1 5mm and 2-3 3mm pieces what is the line of treatment i unable to understand. it was just  a painful experience.
Hello and welcome to Chat Doctor. As a Urologist, i can understand your concern. A 9 mm stone has been fragmented to a 5 mm and 2-3 pieces of 3 mm. Its good the stent is removed. Only the 5 mm stone needs clearance. At a good center, a lithography(ESL) is enough, to fragment it completely. The smaller stones will flush out, with fluid intake of about 3 liters/day. Also take potassium magnesium citrate tablets, twice daily, for dissolution. If you've any doubts, send the reports to me, as a direct question. Chat Doctor.  Manga.