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What Causes The Kidney To Be Smaller When Compared To The Other?
to day my daughter had done a ultra sound test for some gyne problem
but the person who was doing the test told me that my daughter's one kidney is smaller than the other he said he will do it again on saturday
because he said that sometimes it happens due to gas problem age 16 yrs height around 5 feet and her medical history is perfectly ok I mean to say
she has no problem
please help
but the person who was doing the test told me that my daughter's one kidney is smaller than the other he said he will do it again on saturday
because he said that sometimes it happens due to gas problem age 16 yrs height around 5 feet and her medical history is perfectly ok I mean to say
she has no problem
please help
Thu, 18 Aug 2016
Two common causes for one small kidney are chronic pyelonephritis where recurrent urine infections lead to shrinkage of kidney however most of the time the person is asymptomatic as other kidney is normal. Other common condition is a condition called Renal artery stenosis where the person presents with high BP. Nothing to worry. Consult nephrologist in your area. All the best. if you have any questions feel free to contact me.
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