Ureterectasis

diapositiva de ureterectasis en ingles

1. Ureterectasis Herrera Ochoa Victor Manuel

2. General Description Ureterectasias are increasingly frequent in the clinic, due to the improvement of urological examination methods. Ureterectasia is consecutive to vesico-ureteral reflux. - Whenever a traumatic or inflammatory lesion of the ureteral meatus causes its "beance", the ureter eventually dilates over its entire length.

3. Diagnosis Blood and urine tests. Ultrasound. Bladder catheterization. Computed tomography. Magnetic resonance imaging.

4. Symptoms Signs and symptoms depend on where the obstruction occurs, whether it is partial or complete, how quickly it develops, and whether it affects one or both kidneys. These are some of the possible signs and symptoms: pain changes in the amount of urine output difficulty urinating blood in the urine urinary tract infections high blood pressure (hypertension)

5. treatment palliative treatment: ureteral catheterization, nephrostomy, and sometimes nephrectomy. In ureterectasia due to achalasia, it has been advised to widen the bladder as a conservative treatment. the intramural portion of the ureter up to the thickness of the little finger, and leave a drainage tube in it. The thickness of the little finger, and leave in it a drainage tube that is maintained for three weeks through the hypogastric size.