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Ive had 4 bilateral ultrasounds since 12/2020. it shows that my left kidney has progressively been getting smaller what might this be leading to? ultrasound results below. 12/20 r:11.9 l:10.9 1/21 r:10.6 l:10.5 11/21 r:11.9 l:9.5 02/22 r:11.1 l:8.8?

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Dr. Hiep Le answered

Specializes in Nephrology and Dialysis

Your are correct, the change of left kidney is quite significant but I wonder what the reason why this US monitoring has been done. If you had any problem of the left kidney before 12/2020 (infection, obstruction due to stone, etc.), the change means scarred left kidney (atrophic) and the damage is irreversible.

Answered 3/15/2022

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The best thing is to see a Urologist. She/he will do appropriate tests to find cause and fix it. Good luck.

Answered 3/17/2022

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