Hydronephrosis on Ultrasound
Been having abdominal pain for a couple of weeks, mainly in the upper mid section. Went to urgent care and got some labs done all which came back in range. Asked Dr. for an ultrasound referral. I got one yesterday, everything else came back normal, except this: "The majority of the right kidney is difficult to visualize due to shadowing from bowel gas. There does appear to be hydronephrosis within the visualized upper portion of the right kidney. The left kidney measures 11.3 cm. And is normal in appearance." and "IMPRESSION: 1. Incomplete visualization of the right kidney with hydronephrosis in the visualized upper portion of the right kidney. Recommend further assessment with CT of the abdomen or pelvis.
Dr. called me to come back in later that afternoon for urinalysis which showed no blood in urine. Which he thinks somewhat rules out a stone. I am going to schedule a CT scan first thing next week, but looking for another opinion on possible causes.