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What Does Hyperechoic Focus In The Kidney Mean?
Hi I have just had an ultrasound and have a 13mm hyperechoic focus in the mid pole region of my right kidney.What does this mean? I am 31 am 154cm and weigh 107kg I have had a hysterctomy earlier this year and have not been able to passs urine since becaus eof a heamtoma the size of grapefruit post surgery . I have a catheter in at present and I have had large volume of blood in my urine and clots and recurrent ecoli and peausdomonas uti
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
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Hyperechoeic region in the kidney is likely a urinary stone but there are other causes. This needs to be investigated further with CT kidneys and bladder. Please see an urologist.
Hyperechoeic region in the kidney is likely a urinary stone but there are other causes. This needs to be investigated further with CT kidneys and bladder. Please see an urologist.
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