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Suggest Treatment For Advanced Hydronephrosis In The Right Kidney

i have been experiencing a right sharp pain in the stomach for abt 5 mnths and i consulted a doc who referd me for a uss abdomen scan which then the results showed that there is an advanced hydronephrosis in the right kidney??I was advised to consult a urologist which i did he then said we shld remove the kidney because its non-functional.Isnt there any test to be done before declaring the kidney nonfunctional?Isn't there any other way of dealing with it rather than removing the kidney.
Tue, 10 Jun 2014
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Hi there ,

Thanks for your query.

Functionality of kidney detemined by Isotope scanning and blood estimation of creatinine with or without Intravenous pyleogram .

Urologist will advice nephrectomy( removal of kidney) only when the other kidney is normal in function.

If those test suggest that its non functional and associated with hydronephrosis its better to go head with the surgery to remove it as cause complications in the future which might prove life threatning like pyelonepritis and pyonephritis( pus in kidney).



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Suggest Treatment For Advanced Hydronephrosis In The Right Kidney

Hi there , Thanks for your query. Functionality of kidney detemined by Isotope scanning and blood estimation of creatinine with or without Intravenous pyleogram . Urologist will advice nephrectomy( removal of kidney) only when the other kidney is normal in function. If those test suggest that its non functional and associated with hydronephrosis its better to go head with the surgery to remove it as cause complications in the future which might prove life threatning like pyelonepritis and pyonephritis( pus in kidney).