Is left kidney stone serious?

When you find out that you have kidney stones, don't worry too much. You should keep a happy mood, which will help you recover from the disease. The probability of young men having kidney stones is very high. In fact, kidney stones themselves do not cause much harm to the patient's body, but kidney stones will compress the kidney tissue, resulting in kidney tissue damage. At the same time, patients will also be more worried about whether the condition of left kidney stones is serious?

1. Kidney stones themselves can cause damage to kidney tissue.

Kidney and ureteral stones can cause shedding of renal and ureteral mucosal epithelial cells, ureteral polyps, renal tissue ulcers and fibrosis, and even renal calcification.

2. Kidney stones are a type of urinary tract stones.

Urinary stones cause varying degrees of urinary tract obstruction. Severe obstruction can cause hydronephrosis. Sometimes even smaller ureteral stones can fill the lumen and cause severe obstruction, thereby affecting renal function to varying degrees. Some stones may be ignored because they have no obvious clinical symptoms, gradually forming huge hydronephrosis and causing complete loss of renal function.

Dangers of kidney stones:

Small stones can easily scratch the urinary tract mucosa and cause bleeding and renal colic; large kidney stones can compress the urinary tract mucosa for a long time, causing epithelial shedding, tissue ulcers, and even adhesions between the stones and the ureteral wall, and even cause cancer. So if the stones are less than 0.6 cm, it is best to drink jade tea every day to help with diuresis and stone removal.

Affecting kidney function and even uremia:

Kidney stones are more likely to stay at the junction of the renal pelvis and ureter, causing urinary tract obstruction. After urinary tract obstruction, the ureter and renal pelvis above the obstruction will expand and accumulate water, affecting renal function. In severe cases, the entire kidney function may be lost and even lead to uremia.

Urinary tract infection is often complicated by bacterial infection. Hydronephrosis can form pyonephrosis after secondary infection. Severe urinary tract infection may also cause sepsis and threaten human life. In addition, urinary tract infection promotes the formation of stones and causes them to increase rapidly.