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What Does The Ultrasound Report Mean?
hi my grandmothers kidneys have failed and now she is on dialysis which happens every alternate day the problem is that she fails to urinate and recently we got the ultrasound report which said that it has loss of corticomedullary differentiation and left kidney shows moderate hydronephrosis
Mon, 14 Jul 2014
hai,
loss of corticomedullary differentiation indicates renal insufficiency because kidney failure.it means poor function of kidney due to improper blood flow.
left kidney hydronephrosis indicates collection of fluid around the left kidney.
both the condition will be there in renal failure.
thank you
hope i answered your query
loss of corticomedullary differentiation indicates renal insufficiency because kidney failure.it means poor function of kidney due to improper blood flow.
left kidney hydronephrosis indicates collection of fluid around the left kidney.
both the condition will be there in renal failure.
thank you
hope i answered your query
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