Hypericoria, fever, low back pain, Frequent urination , urgency, urinary pain, nausea, vomiting and abdominal distension are signs of urinary stones. So, 79-year-old Mrs. Zhang (pseudonym) was tortured by these symptoms, so she came to our hospital for treatment.
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According to the description of Old Lady Zhang's family, the old lady had persistent pain and discomfort on her right waist and abdomen a few days ago with obvious frequent urination.
outpatient color ultrasound tips: Right upper ureteral stones were accompanied by right kidney hydronephrosis. Doctors recommend hospitalization surgery. After admission, further examination was conducted. In view of the old lady's condition, the urology team performed laser lithotripsy for the old lady.
According to Mrs. Zhang's condition, the water accumulation in the right kidney is caused by blockage of stones in the upper ureter on the right side. If the stone is removed, the water accumulation will naturally disappear.
During the operation, two stones were observed in the upper part of the right ureter and the lower part of the right renal calyx, respectively. They were crushed until powdered, and there were no stone residues. The lithotripsy operation went smoothly, and Mrs. Zhang returned to the ward.
ureteral stones Why does hydrogennephrosis cause?
Due to ureteral stones, the urine produced by the kidney cannot flow smoothly through the ureter, but gathers in the proximal ureter, that is, above the ureteral stones. The pressure increases due to the inability to discharge urine, which causes dilation of the proximal ureter and renal pelvis, causing hydronephrosis.
Damage to urinary tract stones
● It is easy to damage the urinary tract mucosa and cause urinary tract mucosa ulcers and bleeding. A few long-term urinary tract stones will induce malignant changes in the urinary tract mucosa.
● Stones in the upper urinary tract, such as kidney stones and ureteral stones, can easily cause upper urinary tract obstruction, causing hydronephrosis, long-term hydronephrosis, and increased pressure in the kidney, compressing renal tubules , glomerulus and nearby blood vessels, which will cause renal parenchymal atrophy, thereby impairing renal function.
● It is prone to secondary infection, causing symptoms such as low back pain, high fever, chills, frequent urination, urgency, and pain. In severe cases, it will cause bacteremia or sepsis, which is life-threatening.
Here I remind everyone that after discovering urinary stones, even if the pain is relieved, it must be reviewed in time and dealt with in time to prevent serious complications. Once the stone obstruction causes hydronephrosis, do not take it lightly. If the hydronephrosis problem continues to worsen, the damage to the function of kidney will be irreversible.
