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Could Shadowed Areas Appearing On Kidney CAT Scan Be Signs Of Stones?
yes, my husband had a cat scan which showed 2 shadowed areas on his kidneys in Sept. He was bleeding and did the scan because thought he may have kidney stones..Had another scan yesterday and areas have not decreased and still present but he has not bled since Sept. Any ideas??
Thu, 12 Nov 2015
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Your husband symptoms and shadowed areas in kidneys may indicate calculus.It is important to know exact findings like calculus is mentioned as hyper dense in CT scan.
It is also important to know exact size of shadows.Renal calculus may cause blood in urine(hematuria).
Its treatment depend upon many things like size,position etc.
Initially he may need calculus dissolving medicines like magnesium and potassium citrate syrup etc.
He should drink lot of water.
He may need some intervention after evaluation.
Get well soon.
Take Care
Dr.Indu Bhushan
Your husband symptoms and shadowed areas in kidneys may indicate calculus.It is important to know exact findings like calculus is mentioned as hyper dense in CT scan.
It is also important to know exact size of shadows.Renal calculus may cause blood in urine(hematuria).
Its treatment depend upon many things like size,position etc.
Initially he may need calculus dissolving medicines like magnesium and potassium citrate syrup etc.
He should drink lot of water.
He may need some intervention after evaluation.
Get well soon.
Take Care
Dr.Indu Bhushan
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