Patient: On September 22, my mother had an ultrasound that showed a right hydronephrosis and a right ureteral stone of about 0.8 cm. On September 23rd, she underwent extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy at Jiaxing First Hospital after seeing a doctor. After being prescribed some lithotripsy and anti-inflammatory drugs, he had an ultrasound done in Pinghu on October 6. The results were: both kidneys were normal in size, the parenchymal echogenicity was uniform, the right collecting system was separated by about 1.5cm, and the right and left ureters were not dilated. The bladder is well filled and no abnormal echoes are seen in the lumen. The ultrasound suggests: right hydronephrosis (mild) Please help to see if there are still stones on the ultrasound. Why is there still hydronephrosis…? Will this cause irreversible damage to the kidney? He Yi, Department of Urology, Jiaxing First Hospital
Jiaxing First Hospital Urology Department He Yi: There are two possibilities for mild hydronephrosis: First, the stone has been discharged, but the hydronephrosis has not completely subsided, this does not matter, after some time will certainly be good; Second: the stone is not discharged, B ultrasound did not super to the stone, this will need to continue treatment. The ultrasound in Pinghu can not determine whether the stone is discharged, I suggest you can go to our hospital to review the ultrasound or do a CT of the urinary system, you can know whether the stone is discharged. There is no need to be afraid of mild fluid accumulation, such damage is not enough to affect health and life expectancy.