Patient's question:
My husband is 34 years old this year. He was recently diagnosed with prostatitis and understands the treatment, but it hasn't been fully cured yet. Instead, today he developed kidney hydronephrosis due to prostatitis. We are unaware of what to do, so I would like to ask: How should kidney hydronephrosis caused by prostatitis be treated?Doctor's answer:
Prostatitis generally only causes symptoms of hydronephrosis after recurrent urinary retention occurs. If urinary retention or hydronephrosis reappears, it is necessary to promptly conduct renal function tests to determine if it is caused by benign prostatic hyperplasia. If conservative treatment fails to alleviate urination or relieve intestinal obstruction, surgical intervention should be performed promptly to eliminate urinary tract obstruction. Prostatitis can be resolved, but the treatment process is usually slow, and relapse is common after treatment.