Hydronephrosis II

Causes:
When one of the kidneys or uerters gets clogged then the person suffers from a condition known as unilateral Hydronephrosis that is a condition which affects only 1 kidney. This generally occurs due to an impasse at the renal pelvis that is the region where the broad urine collecting system of a single kidney connects the thin tube of the uerters.
The causes of the impasse are a stone in the kidney, tumour in the kidney, the development of the kidney is not correct as the uerters connects the kidney at a very high point, the ureters getting compressed due to a vein or artery being in an unusual position, and the shaping up of a knot in the region where the uerters connects to the kidney as one of the kidneys has moved downwards.
Unilateral Hydronephrosis could even be an outcome of an impasse in one of the uerters.
The reasons of this kind of impasse are the enlargement of the prostate gland, presence of a tumour in the bladder, presence of a urinary stone, cancer of the prostrate, bladder or any other parts in the pelvis, a blood clot, a disarray of the muscles or nerves in the bladder, the bladder being pressed or inflamed due to something in the abdomen, and swelling in the lower edge of the uerters into the bladder that is the ureterocele.

Hydronephrosis of both the kidneys together can take place at the time of pregnancy, which is when the uterus expands in a way that it presses the uerters. This kind of Hydronephrosis normally comes to an end along with the pregnancy.
Diagnosis:
Hydronephrosis is at first detected from indications like swelling in the abdomen or the sides due to an inflammated kidney. If the indications suspect Hydronephrosis then tests are carried out to confirm the condition.
These tests are urine test, ultrasound scan, endoscopy, MRI scan, intravenous urograhpy, and CT scan.
An early detection of this condition is essential as most impasses’ triggering this state could be rectified. A laid back attitude in taking the treatment would lead to a permanent damage of the kidney.

Treatment:
This condition is generally treated depending on the severity and the cause of the impasse to the regular urine flow. The chief purpose of the treatment is to ease the pressure on the kidney, get rid of the development of urine and avoid enduring kidney damage.
In case of acute Hydronephrosis the development of urine inside the kidney should be drained immediately so that the kidney should not be damaged. Whereas Hydronephrosis which develops gradually does not need treatment immediately, but the urine that has already built up should be drained.
Most of the people recover totally if Hydronephrosis is detected and treated at an early stage.
Complications:
This condition usually triggers urinary tract injection and also an injection in the kidney called pyelonephritis. If this condition is not detected and treated in time it would cause damage to the kidney totally.