Need urgent advice for kidney removal due to kidney stones
So my father who has diabetes and is 60 years old has recently found out that he has multiple kidney stones and after doing all the tests and scans, the doctor has suggested to remove the whole kidney itself. Let me share the report finds
Right kidney which has stone is reduced in size of 8.5x4.2 cm
Left kidney has enlarged to cover it 13x5.3 cm,
Right kidney has multiple stones in all calyces with largest in lower pole of 7mm,
There is a staghorn stone in renal pelvis of size 2.6x1.4cm.
Normal serum creatinine of 0.9-0.99.
Total gfr is of 68ml/min, out of which
Right kidney damaged one has 13.6 and left enlarged one has 54.6.
Overall the kidney which has stones is working at 20% and the left one is at 80%.
The written report also states:
Left kidney: Normal size, normal tracer uptake, normal drainage.
Right kidney: Small in size, grossly reduced cortical tracer uptake, delayed cortico-calyceal transit, but adequate excretion of tracer.
So the doctor says that removing the kidney is a better option because removing so many stones will leave little scar which might result in infection or some of the stones may come back.
Can you guys give your opinion?
Although one kidney is enough but what if after removing the damaged one the left over kidney also faces reduced function then what?
Does removing this much stones and stag-horn really damages the tissue?
Please suggest your experience and suggest or ask anything if i have left to share.