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Urology (Expert Forum)
Medullary Sponge Kidney
Answered by
Enoch Choi, MD - Family Medicine
Palo Alto Medical Foundation Urgent Care
Palo Alto - CA
Questions in the Urology forum are answered by Dr. Stephen Liroff, affiliated with the Henry Ford Hospital. Topics covered include benign prostate disease, penis curvature, cystisis, kidney stones, pediatric urology, prostate, sexual dysfunction, urinary tract infections (UTI), and urological cancers.
Medullary Sponge Kidney
by Burdon, Feb 15, 2008 08:42PM
Hi, I am 30yrs,female,live in New Zealand and was diagnosed with MSK 5 years ago. I have both kidneys filled with calcium phosphate stones. 1 yr ago my lft ureter filled with stones and since then have had 6 surgeries to remove them, during this time I had a nephrostomy tube to drain the kidney. During the last one my nephrostomy was removed and a stent inserted. Since that time my ureter has filled again with stones compromising the drainage of the stent. 2 weeks ago I had surgery where my urologist cut into the top of my kidney and started to remove stones from the kidney itself. He didn't get very far and is unsure where to go from here at the moment he is considering open surgery where he would remove all the stones at once rather than doing it piecemeal as planned. I currently have a second nephrostomy tube. Do you have any suggestions on what treatment would be best. I have always drunk heaps of water and avoided salt my whole life.
Doctor's Answer
by Enoch Choi, MD, Feb 23, 2008 03:22AM
, Feb 23, 2008 03:22AM
To: Burdon
That's a very invasive procedure, i'd see another urologist for another opinion
