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How Safe And Effective Is Robotic Surgery For UPJ Obstruction?

I have been diagnosed with UPJ obstruction and I am scheduled to have a robotic surgery on Wednesday. I am very nervous and was wondering if all my side and back pain will be fixed by this surgery. I have a wonderful Doctor, but I have odd symptoms. I am frequently tired and I get pain in my top front abdomin under my rib cage. I get bloating and I feel very uncomfortable. It even hurts to have BM s at times. Are these symptoms normal for a UPJO? The last CT scan showed my right kidney to be the size of a football. The ER Doctor was alarmed. I previously had a stent placed and the kidney went back to normal, but a couple weeks after the obstruction was back. I ended up in ER and Dr. Wondered if I was happy with the urologist I was seeing because he was alarmed he was leaving it enlarged. Hence, I went to a better urologist who said I needed this surgery.
Mon, 2 Mar 2015
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Good Day and thank you for being with Healthcare Magic! Robotics for UPJ reconstruction in the best of hands provides good results and outcomes. A markedly enlarged kidneys would cause bowel symptoms because of the mass effect it causes.

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How Safe And Effective Is Robotic Surgery For UPJ Obstruction?

Good Day and thank you for being with Healthcare Magic! Robotics for UPJ reconstruction in the best of hands provides good results and outcomes. A markedly enlarged kidneys would cause bowel symptoms because of the mass effect it causes. I hope I have succeeded in providing the information you were looking for. Please feel free to write back to me for any further clarifications at: http://www.HealthcareMagic.com/doctors/dr-manuel-c-see-iv/66014 I would gladly help you. Best wishes