What to do if a woman has hydronephrosis

Female patients with hydronephrosis must be very curious about how to deal with female hydronephrosis. In fact, female friends should know more about the symptoms of hydronephrosis, because the harm caused by female hydronephrosis to the body is very serious. Since many female friends lack knowledge about hydronephrosis, they do not know what hydronephrosis is and the symptoms of hydronephrosis, so they often delay the best time to treat hydronephrosis.

When hydronephrosis occurs in female friends, we recommend that female friends first understand how they developed hydronephrosis and understand the cause of hydronephrosis so that they can treat the disease and use symptomatic medication.

The obstruction of the urinary system causes the renal pelvis and calyces to dilate, with urine retention, which is collectively called hydronephrosis. Because urine accumulates in the kidneys, the pressure increases, causing the renal pelvis and calyces to enlarge and the renal parenchyma to atrophy. If the retained urine becomes infected, it is called infectious hydronephrosis; when the renal tissue dies and loses its function due to infection and the renal pelvis is filled with pus, it is called pyonephrosis or pyonephrosis. The main cause of hydronephrosis is ureteropelvic junction obstruction.

Surgical treatment of hydronephrosis should be performed early. Reasonable application of plastic surgery can correct abnormalities of the ureteropelvic junction and strive for a greater recovery of renal function. If hydronephrosis is severe and renal function is severely damaged while the contralateral kidney is normal, nephrectomy can be performed.

The principle of surgery is that when the obstruction is mild and the renal pelvis and calyx are severely dilated, simple corrective surgery should be performed; if the dilation is obvious, the narrow segment of the disease and the over-dilated renal pelvis should be removed, and then anastomosis should be performed; if the condition is more serious, nephrectomy should be performed.

The treatment of bilateral hydronephrosis should be more cautious, and every effort should be made to preserve the kidneys. There are generally several situations:

1. Severe water accumulation on one side

One side is less severe: the severe side can be treated first. This can avoid concerns about renal insufficiency and increase safety for contralateral surgery after a successful operation. For the milder side, the surgical indications should be carefully determined and close observation should be performed if necessary.

2. Severe water accumulation on both sides

It can be treated in stages, but it is still better to treat the more serious side first.

3. Water accumulation on both sides is light

Careful analysis is required to determine the indications for surgery.

Above, we introduced what hydronephrosis is. We know that some female friends will experience symptoms of hydronephrosis. Female friends must recognize the symptoms of hydronephrosis and understand what causes the occurrence of hydronephrosis. The above article also introduced in detail the various methods of treating hydronephrosis, so female patients with hydronephrosis should now know what to do.