What is caliectasis?
卡氏症是一种影响您的钙的疾病肾脏. Your calyces are where urine collection begins. Each kidney has 6 to 10 calyces. They’re on the outer edges of your kidneys.
With caliectasis, the calyces become dilated and swollen with extra fluid. It’s usually caused by another condition that affects the kidneys, such as aurinary tract infections (UTI). The only way to detect caliectasis is through diagnostic testing. In fact, most people with caliectasis don’t know they have it until they’re tested for something else.
卡利氏症doesn’t cause any symptoms on its own. However, you may have symptoms related to the condition that’s causing it.
General symptoms of kidney problems include:
- 尿液中的血液
- abdominal pain or tenderness
- trouble urinating
- 增加小便的冲动
- pus in your urine
- foul-smelling urine
卡利氏症通常是由影响肾脏的问题引起的，例如：
- bladder cancer
- blockage of the kidneys (usually due to a birth defect)
- renal fibrosis
- 肿瘤或囊肿
- urine buildup, also known ashydronephrosis
- kidney infection
- 肾结石
- 肾结通或泌尿科结核病
- kidney cancer
- UTIs
- urinary tract obstruction (UTO)
肾脏对于健康的身体至关重要。Read more about kidney health and kidney disease.
通常与其他与肾脏有关的疾病同时诊断出钙髓质。首先，您的医生会询问您的任何症状。他们还可以进行身体检查，以检查肾脏周围区域的肿胀和压痛。
Next, they’ll likely use a diagnostic test, such as:
- Cystoscopy.这个测试uses a camera that’s inserted through the urethra to look at your kidneys and bladder.
- Ultrasound.Anabdominal ultrasound可以帮助识别肾脏中的额外液体或异物。
- Urography.该测试同时使用CT scan并对比染料，以提供肾脏的视图。
- Urinalysis.A测试of a urine sample.
卡利氏症通常在其中一项测试中出现。
治疗钙髓质取决于根本原因。常见肾脏问题的治疗选择包括：
- antibiotics for infection
- 去除肿瘤或肾结石的手术
- nephrostomy tubes or catheters to drain urine
Left untreated, conditions that cause caliectasis can lead to complications, includingkidney failure. This happens when your kidneys are damaged beyond repair. Depending on the damage, you may need a肾脏移植或者dialysis.
卡利氏症related to a UTI or UTO may also increase your risk of developingkidney disease.
卡利氏症is almost always caused by an underlying problem related to your kidneys. Once this condition is treated, caliectasis usually goes away. It’s important to tell your doctor about your symptoms as soon as possible. Many of them can cause permanent kidney damage if left untreated.
