{"id":1330,"date":"2024-08-06T08:18:24","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T08:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/consoldemo.co.za\/drconradie\/?page_id=1330"},"modified":"2024-08-06T08:33:34","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T08:33:34","slug":"obstructive-kidney-disorders","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/consoldemo.co.za\/drconradie\/obstructive-kidney-disorders\/","title":{"rendered":"Obstructive Kidney Disorders"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1330\" class=\"elementor elementor-1330\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cf5aff e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2cf5aff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bda5d9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9bda5d9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7efc4f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7efc4f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Obstructive Kidney Disorders<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3bfd08 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d3bfd08\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79001a7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"79001a7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0c1c43 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b0c1c43\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7121f77 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7121f77\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1974fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f1974fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OBSTRUCTIVE KIDNEY DISORDERS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-201dffc elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"201dffc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d06b67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d06b67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Ureteropelvic junction obstruction is a condition where blockage occurs at the junction where the ureter attaches to the kidney.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">This results in decreased flow of urine down the ureter and an increase of fluid pressure inside the kidney.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">If untreated, UPJ obstruction can lead to permanent loss of kidney function (kidney failure). Kidney stones or infection may occur in the affected kidney, even after treatment. For more information on kidney stones, which can also lead to UPJ obstruction, visit our\u00a0Renal Stones\u00a0page.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0d2a49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a0d2a49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">UPJ OBSTRUCTION - CAUSES, SYMPTOMS &amp; DIAGNOSIS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58a0c8d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"58a0c8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba08eda elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba08eda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">UPJ obstruction is often diagnosed during prenatal ultrasound, when the enlarged kidney is seen. For those that occur later or are not detected at birth, symptoms suggesting UPJ obstruction include hematuria (blood in the urine), urinary tract infection, kidney infection, kidney stones, and abdominal discomfort.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">While the most common type results from a narrowing of the ureter as it forms in fetal development (usually because of an abnormality in the development of the muscle surrounding the UPJ), UPJ obstruction can also occur later in life and can be caused by other factors, including compression of the ureter by inflammation, kidney stones, scar tissue, abnormal blood vessels, or a tumor.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Diagnostic tests help to determine the degree of UPJ obstruction and whether surgery is necessary.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e6127e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e6127e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TREATMENT FOR URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION OBSTRUCTION<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fe541f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0fe541f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe14b9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe14b9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">When the obstruction is mild, it is usually left to correct itself. Antibiotics may be used to prevent infection, and the patient is monitored every 3\u20136 months with a renal ultrasound.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Because of the potential for kidney damage, more severe cases tend to require pyeloplasty, a surgical procedure that removes the blockage and reconnects the ureter and the renal pelvis.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">The success rate is higher than 95 percent, and the procedure can often be done laparoscopically. The patient continues to be followed even after successful repair to ensure proper kidney function.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10448e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"10448e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"483\" height=\"206\" src=\"https:\/\/consoldemo.co.za\/drconradie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TREATMENT-FOR-URETEROPELVIC-JUNCTION-OBSTRUCTION.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1335\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/consoldemo.co.za\/drconradie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TREATMENT-FOR-URETEROPELVIC-JUNCTION-OBSTRUCTION.jpg 483w, https:\/\/consoldemo.co.za\/drconradie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/TREATMENT-FOR-URETEROPELVIC-JUNCTION-OBSTRUCTION-300x128.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 483px) 100vw, 483px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Obstructive Kidney Disorders OBSTRUCTIVE KIDNEY DISORDERS Ureteropelvic junction obstruction is a condition where blockage occurs at the junction where the ureter attaches to the kidney. This results in decreased flow of urine down the ureter and an increase of fluid pressure inside the kidney. If untreated, UPJ obstruction can lead to permanent loss of kidney [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"unboxed","site-sidebar-style":"unboxed","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"disabled","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"enabled","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1330","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/consoldemo.co.za\/drconradie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1330","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/consoldemo.co.za\/drconradie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/consoldemo.co.za\/drconradie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consoldemo.co.za\/drconradie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consoldemo.co.za\/drconradie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1330"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/consoldemo.co.za\/drconradie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1330\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1338,"href":"https:\/\/consoldemo.co.za\/drconradie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1330\/revisions\/1338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/consoldemo.co.za\/drconradie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}