American Idol Contestant Has Emergency Medical Treatment

Phillip's dad tells TMZ ... his son has had 5 kidney stone procedures to remove kidney stones. He says it's been a problem since October. As for performing, we're told Phillip is determined to continue on A.I. and will postpone any type of procedure ... at least until he knows the results tonight. But it's still really painful. more on this story

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