The Four Grades of Hydronephrosis [Will I Damage My Kidney?] from definition of kidney stones Watch Video
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Description: Hydronephrosis is a term that gets thrown around a lot when it comes to kidney stones. However, it is not well understood from the patient perspective and leads to tremendous fear of kidney damage.nMany people leave the ER or Urologist’s office with a grade of hydronephrosis. But, nothing is done to explain the implication of the “grade” that they are dealing with (i.e. what impact will this have on my kidney).nnThe goal of today’s blog is to clear-up any confusion and provide a better u