Posted by mbotee | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 22-07-2010
Pain occurs when a stone was a block in the kidneys. Meanwhile, abdominal pain occurs when a stone was moved to the ureter. Nausea and vomiting are always followed by intense pain. Patients with kidney stones sometimes fever, chills, blood in the urine of stone if injure the ureter, abdominal distension, pus in the urine.
In medical terms, kidney stones or kidney stones nephrolithiasis called. kidney stone is a state composed of one or more stones in the pelvis or calyx of the kidney or ureter in the channel. The formation of kidney stones can occur anywhere in the urinary tract, but generally are formed on the two main sections of the kidney, namely in the bathrooms kidney (renal pelvis) and the renal pelvis. The stone can be formed by calcium, phosphate, or a combination of uric acid is usually dissolved in the urine.
Kidney stones vary in size, can be single or double. Living Stones in the kidneys or tanks can come into the ureters and can destroy the kidney tissue. Great damage to the tissues of stone from the pressure or cause obstruction, causing the return flow of liquid. Most kidney stones can occur repeatedly.
And ‘that the case? Kidney stones were found on one of 1,000 people, usually more common among men (aged 30-50 years) than among women. Even in some areas. Although it is certainly not known to cause kidney stones, it is likely that if the urine becomes too concentrated and substances in urine form crystals in the stone. Other causes are infection, obstruction, excessive parathyroid hormone secretion, renal tubular acidosis, increased uric acid (usually in combination with inflammation of the joints), damage on the metabolism of many types of body materials, also use too much vitamin D or calcium consumption.
Symptom
Even if a site stone wide and varied obsruksi the pain is the main symptom. stone of large size with a rough surface that comes in the ureter will increase the frequency and force of contraction of the ureter automatically. The pain from the waist down to the hips and genitals. Fluctuations in pain intensity and pain is the result of excruciating pain. If kidney stones are in trays and cup, the constant pain and less intensity. Back pain occurs when the rock came obstruction in the kidney. Meanwhile, abdominal pain occurs when a stone was moved to the ureter. Nausea and vomiting are followed by intense pain. Patients with kidney stones sometimes fever, chills, blood in the urine of stone if injure the ureter, abdominal distension, pus in the urine.
How is it diagnosed? Symptoms ask your doctor and then run the following tests:
1.Foto X-ray kidney, ureter and bladder as a demonstration of kidney stones.
2.Ultrasound kidney, is a non-invasive test that uses high frequency waves to detect obstacles and its amendments.
3.Pemberian intravenous dye and scan to confirm diagnosis and determine the size and location of kidney stones.
4.Analisis stone to determine the mineral content.
5.Analisis urine culture to show the type of bacteria that cause infection, and others.
Prevention and treatment of
How is it treated? Because 90% of kidney stones under 5 mm in diameter, is usually sufficient, since the water decoction Desmodium stryracifulium factory and given to drink 6-8 glasses of water per day, administered antibiotics to prevent infection, and reduction of pain medication. In general, the stone is within 50-10 days.
If the stone is too large to be delivered naturally, surgery can be done. If the stones in the ureter, cystoscopy can be used by the urethra and the stone manipulated with catheters. Rocks other areas of spending (the cup and pelvis) require surgery on the side or abdomen. Percutaneus procedure called lithotripsy and extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy Ultrasound crush kidney stones into small fragments that can be expelled naturally or by suction.
For the prevention of kidney stones should drink water frequently stryracifolium decoction Desmodium plants or advised to eat less calcium, given drugs to prevent stone formation of uric acid, and vitamin C which give the acidity of urine. If the parathyroid glands, the cause, doctors recommend measures paratiroidektomi (parathyroid glands removed).
Prognosis: symptoms of kidney stones often cause extreme pain, but usually once removed does not cause permanent damage. He often said, especially when no cause is found and treated.
