What to do if the renal pelvis is dilated

The disease, in which the renal pelvis is dilated, is called pyeloectasia. This is a very common anomaly, which is detected by ultrasound (ultrasound) of the urinary system. Expansion of the renal pelvis is often diagnosed before the baby is born, during pregnancy or in the first year of life of the baby. Therefore, pathology can be safely attributed to the inherent characteristics of the structure of the body.
However, the disease, in which the kidney of the kidney is increased in the child, may appear at a later time. So at the age of 6-7 years, an intensive growth of a person begins, and the arrangement of the organs varies relative to each other. As a result, the ureter may be compressed by an additional or abnormally located vessel. In an adult, an enlargement of the pelvis may occur as a result of the overlap of the ureter by the stone.
Pyeloectasia can develop if there are obstacles or difficulties in outflow of urine at various stages of its excretion. These problems can be associated with anomalies of development, kink, constriction, squeezing of the ureter, with temporary or permanent overfilling with a bladder fluid. If it is constantly refilled, the child urinates rarely and a large volume. Also, the causes may be obstacles that prevent the passage of fluid from the ureter into the bladder, blockage of the ureter, swelling, stones, pus lumps (usually in adults).
With the correct diagnosis and adequate treatment, the disease in which the renal pelvis is dilated is curable. In some cases there is an independent recovery of the child, associated with the growth and change in the relative location of organs, as well as when redistributing the pressure of the urinary system in the necessary direction. In addition, it is possible to stop pyeloectasia as a result of ripening of the muscular apparatus in the child.
In connection with the fact that after birth the most intensive growth takes place, during which the organs rapidly develop and change their mutual arrangement, the functional load on the systems and organs increases, at this time the majority of developmental defects, including the urinary system, are manifested. Not such intensive growth, but very significant for developmental anomalies, occurs during the stretch and during adolescence. Therefore, if the kidney of the kidney is widened in the fetus or in the child in the first months of life, then for pyeloectasia it is necessary to follow during the first year and in the remaining critical periods.
Effects
If the renal pelvis is dilated, this is primarily due to increased pressure in the organ, which affects the adjacent tissue of the kidney. Over time, part of the kidney tissue is damaged by the action of constant pressure, which leads to a disruption of normal functioning. In addition , the kidney requires additional efforts to excrete urine, which distracts it from normal functioning.

There is no universal way of treating pyeloectasia, it all depends on the presumed or established cause. Thus, with a sharp increase in the size of the tubing or with ureteral abnormalities, the child may need a surgical procedure aimed at removing obstacles to urinary outflow. Sometimes an incorrect wait-and-see tactic can lead to kidney loss.
If the renal pelvis is dilated, but there are no visible abnormal impairments (by urine tests, ultrasound findings), another tactic can be used that consists of observation and conservative treatment. Doctors prescribe drugs based on herbs, physiotherapy procedures, control ultrasound.