Сморщенная почка – что это за заболевание? The term "kidney" wrinkled (synonym: nephrosclerosis) means a pathological condition, at which kidney tissue is replaced by connective tissue, and the kidney is reduced in size ("puckering").
In so doing, violated its functions until the termination of the work of the kidneys.
Make two types of this condition: primary and secondary bud wrinkled wrinkled bud.
Primary wrinkled bud occurs because renal vascular lesions, that can be observed in diseases such, as arterial hypertension, atherosclerosis, infarction of the kidney.
Causes of wrinkling again represented various diseases of the kidneys, that cause kidney function, for example, glomerulonephritis, tuberculosis of the kidney, diabetes.
Patients with the following symptoms are observed bud wrinkling:
Also in patients with kidney and frown are marked changes in urine, as gipoizostenurija (low specific gravity of urine) and proteinuria (the appearance of urinary protein).
Diagnosis of this pathological condition includes assessing patient complaints, analysis of the history of his life, family history and disease history, conduct a physical inspection, laboratory studies (urinalysis, General blood analysis, biochemical analysis of blood). Also be sure the patient is conducted ultrasonography. Besides, can run radiography of abdominal area, angiography of the renal arteries, magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography with contrast.
It is accepted to allocate two forms of the disease:
Primary wrinkled bud develops as a result of kidney vascular lesions. Secondarily wrinkled bud develops as a result of the defeat of kidney tissue (parenchyma) When different illnesses.
If there are any complaints on the part of the urinary system it is necessary to seek the advice of a doctor (nephrologist).
Upon confirmation of the diagnosis of kidney and frown, the patient is carried out surgical treatment, that usually involves removal of the affected kidney (nephrectomy). This operation can be performed in several ways. In particular, possible to conduct body cavity or laparoscopic surgery, as well as endoscopic percutaneous retroperitoneal'noj nephrectomy.
Wrinkled kidney can lead to the development of the following complications:
Preventive measures, to prevent wrinkling of kidney development, provide for:
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