Assertion: kidney stone | /r/HasProperty | large
Facets:
value: as golf balls
type: OTHER
value: very
type: DEGREE
value: in size
type: OTHER
value: as a ping-pong ball
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Once the stone falls into the bladder, it once again may go unnoticed unless it is large and/or causes an obstruction.
text: Fact #3: Kidney stones can be as large as a Ping-Pong ball
text: Kidney stones can be as small as a grain of sand or as large–sometimes larger than–a pearl.
text: Surgery is only needed when the kidney stone is very large, caused by an infection (staghorn calculi), blocking the flow of urine out of the kidney, or causing other problems like severe bleeding.
text: Are they small or large in size?
text: This procedure is used when kidney stones are large and involves inserting a tube through a small incision in the skin, from the back side to the abdomen and kidneys to help drainage.
text: Abdominal pain can occur if the kidney stone is large enough to cause injury and obstruction, thus also causing an intractable secondary bacterial infection.
text: They can even be as large as golf balls.
text: If your kidney stone is large, or if it is blocking your urinary tract, additional treatment may be necessary.
text: Kidney stones can be as small as a grain of sand or as large–sometimes larger than–a pearl.