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Question: GOOD MORNING, YES, I DO HAVE QUESTIONS. MY DAUGHTER'S RIGHT KIDNEY BECAME BLOCKED AND SHE HAS LOST ALL FUNCTION IN HER RIGHT KIDNEY. IT IS SWOLLEN ALMOST TWICE THE SIZE OF A HEALTHLY KIDNEY. SHOULD THAT KIDNEY BE REMOVED OR LEAVE IT IN THERE? ALSO, HER LEFT KIDNEY HAS 3 LARGE KIDNEY STONES , SEVERAL SMALL KIDNEY STONES, AND A CYST IN IT. IT IS FUNCTIONINGAT 56%. SHE HAD BLADDER REFUX SURGERY AT EGLESTON WIHEN SHE WAS 5 YRS. OLD. SHE IS 30 YEARS OLD NOW.
Brief Answer:
Rt.Kidney has to be removed.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for your query,based on the facts that you have posted it appears that your daughter has non functioning hydronephrotic Rt.Kidney.with Lt kidney with three large stones and several small stones.
Rt kidney being obstructed and hydronephrotic there is high risk of she developing infection in that kidney getting converted into Pyonephrosis.and urosepsis.In view of this dreaded complication it is better to remove the Rt. kidney ,
As regards her Lt kidney which is also containing three large stones and multiple stones it is better to get all the stones treated with Per Cutaneous Nephro Lithotripsy(PCNL).
Hope I have answered your query ,please feel free to ask if you have more questions ,
I shall be happy to help you
Thanks and Regards.
Dr.Patil.
Rt.Kidney has to be removed.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for your query,based on the facts that you have posted it appears that your daughter has non functioning hydronephrotic Rt.Kidney.with Lt kidney with three large stones and several small stones.
Rt kidney being obstructed and hydronephrotic there is high risk of she developing infection in that kidney getting converted into Pyonephrosis.and urosepsis.In view of this dreaded complication it is better to remove the Rt. kidney ,
As regards her Lt kidney which is also containing three large stones and multiple stones it is better to get all the stones treated with Per Cutaneous Nephro Lithotripsy(PCNL).
Hope I have answered your query ,please feel free to ask if you have more questions ,
I shall be happy to help you
Thanks and Regards.
Dr.Patil.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
should our family go ahead and see if any of us are a match , incase she ever needs a transplant? what is the likely hood that she will eventually need a transplant.? i want to make her an appt. at emory in XXXXXXX do you have any suggestions on who to make it with.?
Brief Answer:
She may need Renal Transplant in near future.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for follow up.
Looking at the Left kidney which is the only partially functioning renal unit and also diseased ,it is likely that she will land in Chronic Renal Failure in near future necessitating to go for Renal Transplant.
Please go ahead and get investigated suitable family member matching as a related donor.
Thanks and Regards.
Dr.Patil.
She may need Renal Transplant in near future.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for follow up.
Looking at the Left kidney which is the only partially functioning renal unit and also diseased ,it is likely that she will land in Chronic Renal Failure in near future necessitating to go for Renal Transplant.
Please go ahead and get investigated suitable family member matching as a related donor.
Thanks and Regards.
Dr.Patil.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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