Conditions – Strona 2 – Kidney Global

Kidney tissue death from blocked artery.

Death of papilla tissue due to ischemia or infection.

Severe ischemia of renal cortex, often obstetric-related.

Prolonged low blood flow damages renal tubules.

Thickening of kidney vessels due to hypertension.

Cholesterol emboli occlude small renal arteries.

Large branched kidney stone filling pelvis.

Frequent stone formation damaging nephrons.

Stones formed due to infection with urease-producing bacteria.

Congenital fusion of kidneys at lower poles.

Double collecting system or ureter duplication.

Malformed nonfunctioning kidney with cysts.