What does " Gross hydronephrosis and ureter filled with echogenic mass of 8mm" suggest?
Patient: Scan report of a 78 old female LEFT KIDNEY:-->NO PELVICALYCEAL  SYSTEM DILATION AND NO EVIDENCE OF CALCULIRIGHT KIDNEY-->MEASURES 15.5*8 CM GROSS HYDRONEPHROSIS AND DILATED SYSTEM SHOWING ENDOLUMINAL POLYPOIDAL COMPONENTS,RIGHT URETER FILLED WITH ECHOGENIC MASS,PARENCHYMAL THICKNESS 8MM Doctor: Good Day and thank you for being with Healthcare Magic!Hydronephrosis means dilation of the kidney and urinary system usually due to an obstructing mass.  The ureter is a tube that connects the kidney to the urinary bladder and where urine passes. The right ureter has a mass lesion inside thereby causing obstruction and hydronephrosis. The MASS lesion maybe cancer or blood clot and can only be confirmed by inserting a scope inside the ureter(ureteroscopy) and possibly do a biopsy. I hope I have succeeded in providing the information you were looking for. Please feel free to write back to me for any further clarifications at:  http://www.HealthcareMagic.com/doctors/dr-manuel-c-see-iv/66014 I would gladly help you.  Best wishes.