I had an abdominal angiogram with contrast and was told that I have a spot on my right kidney. Needless to say, I am being referred to a specialist. What does this spot mean?
Propberly too much smoking causes liver and kidney problem
First hypothesis: a cyst.
9 millimeters
normal kidney measurements
A spot on a kidney usually refers to a small area of abnormal tissue that appears on medical imaging such as an ultrasound or CT scan. These spots can be caused by various conditions such as cysts, tumors, or infections, and further evaluation by a healthcare provider may be necessary to determine the exact cause.
In the medical field, you may hear the term of having one full kidney. The term one full kidney means that a person has one normally functioning kidney instead of the average two.
No, it does not.
The kidneys are filters for the urine so if there is pain in the kidneys it could be a kidney infection, kidney stones, or kidney disease or a kidney injury.
It is a very unlikely cause of kidney failure(if it is large and bilateral or affect the only existing kidney) .
what does low attenuation area mean in left kidney
If you mean you have a 20% kidney function then that is quite bad.
Do you mean nephrolithotomy? Well nephrolithotomy is a surgical procedure that removes kidney stones.