Hydronephrosis in children should be discovered and treated promptly

Hydronephrosis in children is a serious disease that currently endangers children's physical health, and the incidence rate is relatively high. Therefore, as parents, for the sake of their children's health, they should pay attention to the harm caused by a disease like hydronephrosis in children. When a child feels unwell, they should be checked as soon as possible. So what are the symptoms and treatments of hydronephrosis in children? Let’s take a look at the following content introduction.

Hydronephrosis in children has no symptoms in the early stages and is not easy to detect unless special examinations are done. If you wait until it is discovered naturally, the disease has often developed to a more serious stage and the damage to the kidneys is difficult to reverse. Severe cases may even lead to renal failure and cannot be cured.

Congenital hydronephrosis in children is mainly caused by congenital ureteropelvic junction stenosis. Congenital hydronephrosis in children can also be caused by segmental ureteral stenosis (stenosis at both the proximal and distal ends), ureteral atresia, duplicated kidney, horseshoe kidney, etc. These are all caused by developmental malformations of the urinary system.

The incidence of hydronephrosis in children is about one in seven hundred. This disease is more common in boys, and the lesions are mostly on the left side. About two-thirds of the lesions in newborns are on the left side, and the incidence of bilateral lesions is about 25% in children. This disease can be seen in all age groups from fetus to postnatal, and about a quarter of it is seen within 1 year old.

The clinical symptoms of this disease are not obvious and treatment is often delayed. Newborns and infants mostly come to the hospital for treatment with gastrointestinal discomfort and abdominal masses. Only older patients present with intermittent low back and abdominal pain, hematuria, urinary tract infection, etc. Renal rupture is occasionally seen. Children with severe hydronephrosis may have hypertension and uremia.

In children with hydronephrosis, the amount of water accumulated can range from 50 ml to hundreds of ml, or even thousands of ml. The expansion of the renal collecting system can cause elongation of the renal medullary vessels and compression and ischemia of the renal parenchyma, and the renal tissue gradually atrophies and hardens, resulting in irreversible renal function. The more severe the obstruction, the more severe the hydronephrosis and the greater the harm, so early diagnosis and early treatment are very necessary.

Because hydronephrosis in children is mostly caused by congenital urinary system malformations, pregnant women should pay attention to examinations in this area so that they can find timely countermeasures.

The above introduces some symptoms and treatments of hydronephrosis in young children. As parents, you must pay more attention to the above introduction. By paying attention to the above introduction, you can understand the causes and symptoms of this disease and compare it with your own children. When the above symptoms appear, seek medical attention as soon as possible so that your children can get rid of the harm of hydronephrosis in young children as soon as possible.