Renal Insufficiency Causes Kidney Atrophy

Renal Insufficiency Causes Kidney Atrophy
When some patients with renal failure perform CT or B ultrasound, it is found that their kidneys become smaller. They feel confused and doubt whether kidney failure can cause kidney atrophy.
What is kidney atrophy?
Atrophy of the kidney means that the kidney shrinks and the size of the kidney is smaller than normal. Atrophy of the kidney can be classified into two categories: unilateral renal atrophy and bilateral renal atrophy. Unilateral unilateral atrophy is always found when patients undergo the examination due to high blood pressure and pain in the waist. Unilateral atrophy of the kidney is not a very serious disease. However, if left untreated, it can develop into bilateral renal atrophy. Patients can prevent this transformation with the treatment of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). TCM can treat the damaged kidney from the inside and delay the transition from unilateral renal atrophy to bilateral renal atrophy. Bilateral atrophy of the kidney is usually caused by end-stage renal failure. In addition, many other diseases can cause bilateral renal atrophy, such as diabetic nephropathy, hypertensive renal disease, chronic glomerulonephritis, rejection of renal repulsion, etc.
Why kidney failure can cause kidney atrophy?
Kidney failure can cause kidney atrophy. In healthy kidneys, the nephrons that are the fundamental unit of the kidney can filter the blood, absorb the nutrients that are filtered by the glomeruli and excrete the waste through the urine. Due to kidney failure, the nephrons are injured. Kidney function may not work as well as it did. During the stage of renal failure, the kidney damage is so severe that the cells of the kidney begin to decrease, which leads to a decrease in the size of the kidney and some clinical symptoms, such as increased creatinine, vomiting and nausea.
Renal failure is the main cause of kidney atrophy. In addition, renal tuberculosis, renal artery stenosis and congenital aplasia can also lead to kidney atrophy.

We can conclude that kidney failure can cause atrophy of the kidneys, and many other causes can lead to it. When patients have kidney atrophy, they should do additional tests to confirm the cause and receive timely and appropriate treatment.