Nephroptosis or somewhere «Going out» kidney

What threatens nephroptosis

The omission of the kidneys, or as the urologists say - nephroptosis is the state of the kidney in which it has excessive mobility and is located below than normal.

What is considered for the kidney norm? In the healthy body, the kidneys are located in the lower back on both sides of the spine. Moving the kidney along the spine to 1 - 2 cm. will not cause a urologist any doubt is the norm. If the kidney shifts into the stomach or pelvis, and then returns to its usual place when changing the body position is already a deviation from the norm.

Probably the first thing that comes to the man who heard the diagnosis of nephroptosis from the doctor - «Is it dangerous?» To figure out what nephroptosis threatens, let's find out what happens with the kidney.

Bouncer kidney makes the kidney vessels - arteries and veins, ensuring the blood supply to the kidney stretch and narrow. Kidney pressure provokes urelectric inflection. At the same time, the blood supply to the kidney and the free outflow of urine. Urine delay in the kidney creates a favorable environment for various infections that cause the development of pyelonephritis.

Considering all the above, you should not wait for the health of the manifestations of nephropotosis, and it is better to immediately take active measures to treat kidney output under the supervision of experienced urologists.

Nephroptosis «Chooses» women

Provoke such an unpleasant to the kidney condition as nephroptosis can:

• infectious diseases;
• sharp weight loss;
• Reducing the tone of the muscles of the abdominal wall;
• Injuries.

Doctors indicate that women have an omission of kidney occurs more often than in men, since the development of nephropotosis is due to the characteristics of the body: a wider pelvis in women. Pregnancy and childbirth provoke a decrease in the muscular tone of the abdominal wall, creating the conditions for increasing the kidney mobility.

Hurts loins - go to the doctor

Depending on which stage the kidney omission is developing, a person may experience certain symptoms.

At the beginning of the development of nephroptosis, signs of illness notice quite difficult. Nephroptosis can declare itself a stupid, non-permanent pain in the lower back, appearing usually in the afternoon. Pain can be enhanced during exercise and revenge with the cease-load or in a person lying. With the development of the kidney nephropotosis, it becomes more and more mobility and starts to rotate around his legs. The more kidney shifts, the more obvious the symptoms appear. Pains appear in the stomach and extend to the lower back. Urine analysis shows the presence of protein and erythrocytes in urine sediment.

The subsequent development of nephropotosis is manifested by constant pain, according to the nature of reminiscent of the renal colic, which does not disappear and in the position of the patient lying. Often, kidney omission is complicated by pyelonephritis in chronic form and hydronephrosis.

In the process of developing a person's disease, they can accompany:

• decline in appetite;
• violation of the intestinal function;
• mental depression;
• neurasthenia.

Feeling pain in the lower back for the first time, it is better not to wait for the subsequent development of the disease and the emergence of the corresponding symptoms, and immediately consult a doctor.

«Find and neutralize» or nephroptosis - a doctor will help

A urologist will ask you about what causes of pain may be: transferred infectious diseases, injuries, dramatic weight. Urologist will appoint you to give you urine and blood tests, will conduct an ultrasound study and possibly uses various X-ray methods. Do not be surprised by the fact that the doctor spends so thorough examination. Symptoms of nephropotosis are similar to signs of kidney dystopia, kidney tumors. The acute diseases of the abdominal and female sexual areas can also manifest themselves like nephroptosis. For accurate diagnostics, no method will be superfluous.

Depending on the results of the survey, the doctor prescribes this or that treatment.

In the early stages of the development of the disease, doctors recommend to wear an elastic bandage. The patient should wear it on the belly in the morning in exhale, without getting out of bed. Bandage is filmed in the evening, before bedtime. Wearing a bandage is combined with the implementation of medical gymnastics to strengthen the muscles of the front abdominal wall. If the kidney omission developed against the background of sharp weight loss, the treatment will be accompanied by mandatory reinforced power to reduce weight and increase the layer of adipose tissue around the kidneys. Following all the recommendations of the doctor, you can avoid possible complications of nephropotosis.

In severe diseases of the disease, when the kidney omission is accompanied by the omission of the abdominal organs, doctors apply the operational treatment of nephropotosis. Indications for operation for a doctor-urologist will be:

• pain, depriving patient ability to work;
• chronic pyelonephritis;
• hydronephrosis.

With pyelonephritis before the operation, inflammation is removed by antibiotics, prescribe painkillers, antispasmodic drugs.

The essence of the operation is that the kidney is lowered at the usual level, keeping its permissible mobility.

If the treatment does not conduct emerging complications can fully deprive the person working capacity.

Timeliness in the treatment of nephropotosis - the key to your complete recovery.