My husband just had a urine test, and his epithelial cell count came back as 810. He had appendicitis surgery about 3 years ago, but he's been experiencing some pain in his lower abdomen recently. I'm really concernedshould we be worrying about a serious issue here, or could this be something normal?

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Dr Ranjith Darla

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not that much

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Consult a Urologist

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Answered 04/07/2025

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