Back pain after bariatric surgery, ultrasound shows mild right hydronephrosis. Any other test needed ?
Patient: hello doctor i had bariatric surgery done one year back. since two days back i had back pain when consulted my doctor suggeste ultrasound. results showed mild right hydronephrosis . i immediately cons ulted urologist he suggested plain ct kub and he said that the results were okay. my doubt is CT scan enough to find out kidney disease or should i take any other tests to confirm kidneys are woking normal. please help Doctor: Hi Hydronephrosis is enlargement of kidney.It can be due to many causes. Please take IVP(Intra venous pyelogram) to know the kidney's function before going for CT scan. Get Blood urea and Serum creatinine. Nothing to worry IF you come back with IVP report,i will clarify further. Till then,please take Norfloxacin tablet along with Dicyclomine and mefenamic acid tablets. Wish you good health Regards