“Scarring on kidney?”
I have just got results back from an ultrasound that says "unremarkable pelvic sonogram" however on the same report it says "scarring at the interpole of both kidneys". Due to the remote area, I live in there are no available doctor's appointments for 5 weeks. I am wanting some peace of mind as to what this diagnosis means, please.
As far as I can tell my recent blood tests do not show any signs of kidney problems.
As far as I can tell my recent blood tests do not show any signs of kidney problems.
Female | 48 years old
Medications: none
Conditions: none
2 Answers
With very little history presented here, it is hard to be sure about the cause of scarring. It could be from previous kidney infections or stone disease. You need to see a kidney specialist for further evaluation. Thanks
Don't worry too much if your recent blood tests are good. However, you would need urine analysis and urine microalbumin test to determine if you have protein or albumin leakage in the urine. Scarring may occur due to previous infections. However, if the U/S was pelvic U/S it might not be a dedicated kidney U/S. You would need a kidney dedicated U/S to give more information. However, if you have no diabetes, no high blood pressure, and no protein and no red blood cells in the urine and normal creatinine, that would be helpful. Normal creatinine: this can be tricky. Best to know what your baseline creatinine was few years ago and compare. If no change in creatinine, that would be good news.
