Friday, March 28, 2008

Urolithiasis what harm to health

Urolithiasis mainly on the health hazards of urinary tract calculi in the performance of the local damage caused stones and urinary tract obstruction with urinary tract infection in three areas: Local Damage:
Small stones in the urinary tract can be free, easy to wear urinary tract mucosal injury caused bleeding, renal colic, but the damage is still relatively limited light. Comparison of the fixed or staghorn calculi of urine, although the pain was not severe, but can be long-term oppression urinary tract mucosa, epithelial shedding, organizations ulcers, as well as with ureteral stone wall adhesion formation, may also cause serious cancer. Urinary tract obstruction:
Kidney and ureter stones most vulnerable in the ureteropelvic junction, ureter crossed the iliac vessels and ureter site stay, caused urinary tract obstruction. Urinary tract obstruction, obstruction of the ureter and renal pelvis above will be expansion, water, kidney stagnant water can be divided into mild, moderate and severe hydronephrosis. Hydronephrosis, renal parenchyma squeezed affect renal function, if not hydronephrosis long-term solution, make the whole function of the loss of renal function. If all bilateral urinary tract obstruction, it would result in uremia. Urinary tract infection:
Urinary tract infection with bacteria-infected, hydronephrosis following the formation of infection after renal empyema, a serious urinary tract infection, it may cause septicaemia, a threat to human life. In addition, urinary tract infections can also promote the formation of stones, so that the original stone increasing rapidly.

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