Male patient, 85 years old, in Thang Binh district, Quang Nam province, with a history of kidney stones and high blood pressure, was brought to the hospital by his family with symptoms of loss of appetite and fatigue. Through examination and tests, the patient was diagnosed by doctors: left ureteral stones in the upper third, level III fluid retention in the left kidney, kidney failure with hypertension.
After that, the patient was given the necessary tests and assessed his whole body condition to perform retroperitoneal laparoscopic surgery to remove the left ureteral stone. The surgery took place in the early morning of August 26. In 1 hour and 30 minutes, the surgical team removed a stone measuring about 16mm × 24mm.
According to Master - Resident Doctor Do Van Hieu, what we need to pay attention to in this case is that the patient is elderly, has underlying medical conditions, and is admitted to the hospital because of fatigue and loss of appetite. Through extraction, there are no symptoms of urinary stone disease. However, after doing tests, the doctor discovered that left ureteral stones caused severe hydronephrosis, the left kidney almost lost function, requiring surgery and consideration to come up with appropriate treatment methods. best for this patient.
The doctor further advised that ureteral stones are a very common disease with a quite high incidence in the community. This is a dangerous disease because it can cause many complications to human health. The larger the kidney stone size, the more dangerous it will be for the patient. If not detected and treated promptly, ureteral stones can cause many dangerous complications such as hydronephrosis, pyelonephritis, pus in the kidney, kidney failure, sepsis...
