Question 1

does a malrotated kidney need treatment if the kidney that is malrotated  is not functioning as well as the one that is normal?

Accepted Answer

No: Usually a malrotated kidney is an incidental finding not causing symptoms unless a different process is affecting same kidney or urether (urinary duct connecting the kidney with the bladder).
As such it does not need treatment for just being malrotated.

Question 2

upj obstruction in adult ( r kidney). best treatment?

Accepted Answer

Surgery: As you may know there is no medical treatment. Endoscopic endopyelotomy is the least invasive and requires several weeks of stenting&amp;#40; a tube left in the ureter to drain urine from kidney to bladder&amp;#41; until healing. Another option is laparoscopic or robotic repair but this can only be done by a urologist with extensive experience in this. Open surgery is, of course, the time tested treatment.

Question 3

my kidney is shrinking.  what is the treatment for this?

Accepted Answer

Preventive measures: For future kidney failure , shrinkage of size kidney , is a sign of  chronic renal disease , a progressive disease , effecting glomurali and nephrons , check your creatinine levels , control the blood sugar and blood pressure , two most common causes of kidney failure , eat plenty of vegi , fruits and exercises to prevent end stage renal failure.

Question 4

what do you suggest if my sister's kidney has come loose from her body. what would cause this, and what are the treatment options?

Accepted Answer

Restate: If you expect an answer you need to ask it differently. Kidneys don'"come loose from the body".What are you talking about?

Question 5

both kidneys shrinking 25%, what is the treatment for this?

Accepted Answer

None: Shrinking kidneys are a sign of scar tissue developing in the kidneys.  There is no treatment that reverses the scar.  The are treatments to slow the loss of kidney function.  It is important to find out what is causing your kidney injury in the first place.  General treatments are avoid tobacco, low sodium diet, low protein diet, good BP control, good cholesterol control and avoid obesity.

Question 6

does horseshoe kidney require treatment?

Accepted Answer

Usually no: Most horseshoe kidneys r in fact 2 normal kidneys attached at the lower end. Some subjects have hydronephrosis due to obstruction at kidney ureteropelvic juction ; may require surgical correction. Very occasional patient might have severe persistent or recurrent abdominal pain which might benefit from division of isthmus joining both kidneys. Was fashionable procedure 50yrs ago, thankfully no more.

Question 7

what kind of treatment would you have to go through to heal your kidney damage?

Accepted Answer

Kidney damage: There are very few treatments that heal kidney damage.  However the kidneys have a capacity to heal with time.  Acute kidney injury can often heal by stopping medications that damage the kidney (nsaids, IV dye, etc) and making sure you are well hydrated.  If the damage is more long term (high blood pressure or diabetes), often you can only try to slow progression with BP control and sugar control.

Question 8

what is the treatment for kidney scarring?

Accepted Answer

See below: Kidney scarring is a term to describe the appearance of the kidney on microscopic exam, generally on a kidney biopsy, represents dead tissue.This does not cause symptoms. The effort then is towards preserving the live tissue.Discuss with your doctor.

Question 9

symthons & treatment for kidney stones?

Accepted Answer

Symptoms of pain: In your back or side that radiates to the groin and waxes and wanes in intensity. Sometime frank blood in urine. Treatment depends of where stones are, how big they are, what the chemical composition of the stone is, why they developed in the first place. If you think you have kidney stones see a doctor.

Question 10

i have an anechoic cyst on my kidney. what is the proper treatment?

Accepted Answer

Kidney cysts: Most cysts on the kidneys are harmless and usually found during an exam for another reason.  There is no definitive treatment for cysts as long as they do not cause pain or infection.

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What do you suggest if my sister's kidney has come loose from her body. what would cause this, and what are the treatment options?

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Both kidneys shrinking 25%, what is the treatment for this?

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