Single renal atrophy is a disease in which one kidney undergoes renal atrophy, which is not necessarily resected. Doctors will decide on the treatment according to the patient’s specific situation, and the treatment includes medication, surgery, and dialysis treatment.
Renal atrophy is a pathological and anatomical term, which refers to the situation where the renal units are damaged or the blood supply to the kidneys is insufficient due to various reasons, so that the size of kidneys is reduced and the physiological function of kidneys is lowered. There are more causes of renal atrophy, including chronic glomerulonephritis, ureteral obstruction, and congenital underdevelopment of kidney.
1. Drug treatment: patients can use angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin receptor antagonists and other drugs, such as captopril, chlorosartan and so on, as prescribed by the doctor. For patients with anemia, iron, folic acid and other drugs can be used as prescribed by the doctor. For patients with metabolic acidosis, alkaline agents such as sodium bicarbonate can be used as prescribed by the doctor.
2. Surgery: Doctors will judge the actual condition of the patients, and if necessary, they can choose to improve the lesions through unilateral kidney removal or kidney transplantation.
3. Dialysis treatment: Due to the lack of kidney donor, most of the patients with end-stage renal disease need dialysis to maintain their life, and the common ways include hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis.
If you feel unwell, you should go to the hospital in time to avoid delaying your condition or causing adverse reactions. Do not take medication on your own.