Patient's question:
The waist on my left side always feels quite painful, and I often feel a bit weak. Later, when the situation became more serious, I went to the hospital for a thorough examination and found that my left kidney is atrophied, but my right kidney is normal. I want to treat the atrophied left kidney. With a normal right kidney, how should I be treated?Doctor's answer:
The left kidney is atrophied while the right kidney is normal. Surgical treatment should be adopted. Since the left kidney has experienced multiple episodes of swelling, it has lost its normal function, making it unnecessary to preserve it further. Moreover, this could lead to the recurrence of other diseases. Given that the right kidney is normal, it is advisable to promptly visit a reputable private hospital's nephrology department for a thorough examination. After a clear diagnosis is confirmed, the specialist doctor should perform surgical removal of the swollen left kidney.