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Does Hydronephrosis Require Removal Of Kidney ?

I hd a problem wth my pain on the right side of my stomach .I Had a scan wch showed advanced hydronephrosis .I consulted a urologist who told me to remove the kidney because its totally deal.Is it true .Isnt that they are other tests to be done before concluding that the kidney is dead
Sat, 7 Apr 2012
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Pain on the right side of abdomen and hydronephrosis on ultrasound are only demonstrative of an obstruction in your urinary tract on the right side. A DTPA renal scan needs to be done to know the functional status of that kidney.If the scan shows a diffential function of less than 10% with normal functioning opposite kidney,then it will be considered to be non functional.



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A renal scan needs to be done before ascertaining that the kidney is non fuctional.
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Does Hydronephrosis Require Removal Of Kidney ?

hello, thanks for your query Pain on the right side of abdomen and hydronephrosis on ultrasound are only demonstrative of an obstruction in your urinary tract on the right side. A DTPA renal scan needs to be done to know the functional status of that kidney.If the scan shows a diffential function of less than 10% with normal functioning opposite kidney,then it will be considered to be non functional. I hope i have answered your query I will be glad to answer any follow-up queries that you may have thanks Dr