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Diagnosed With Kidney Stone. CT Showed Blockage And Hydronephrosis. Renal Ultrasound Says Blockage Is Gone. Have Pain In Groin. Residual Pain?
I was diagnosed w a kidney stone and a few days later I was back @ er because of severe pain. CT showed blockage and Hydronephrosis. Went to Urologist who sent me for another CT only to tell me he didn't know what the block dage was and wanted to take a look inside and take biopsies. Before procedure i became extremely ill vomiting etc. ER doc did renal ultra sound and said blockage and hydronephrosis was gone. My ?, I still have pain in my right quadrant especially in my groin. Could this be residual pain from passing a supposed stone?
Wed, 6 Nov 2013
hi,
When the first CT scan was done at the time of severe pain and it is not showing stone means there must be some other cause for blockage. There are 3 possibilities. Firstly stone must have passed on its own and whatever hydronephrosis is seen is residual. Secondly there must be some narrowing in the ureter called stricture. Thirdly and vary rarely there is a possibility of cancer. I believe that your urologist has suspected some growth and wants to take biopsy. If repeat ultrasound shows hydronephrosis has reduced means most likely cause is a stone which has already passed.
When the first CT scan was done at the time of severe pain and it is not showing stone means there must be some other cause for blockage. There are 3 possibilities. Firstly stone must have passed on its own and whatever hydronephrosis is seen is residual. Secondly there must be some narrowing in the ureter called stricture. Thirdly and vary rarely there is a possibility of cancer. I believe that your urologist has suspected some growth and wants to take biopsy. If repeat ultrasound shows hydronephrosis has reduced means most likely cause is a stone which has already passed.
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