Dear doctor my father is 70 year old having stone on his left Kidney. as per DTPA test shows his left kindney not working (only 2% working) can we goahead for removal of kidney or just to remove the stone his right kidney working normal. by pass sugery also done 8 year back. kindly suggest
HelloThanks for query. Your father has been detected to have non-functioning Left kidney which is confirmed on DTPA scan. In view of his Rt kidney functioning normally and left one is it being non-functioning the left kidney is the source of infection and there is high risk of getting repeated infection.Hence, it is always advisable to remove the diseased kidney. Removing only the stone and leaving the kidney in body will not serve any purpose. Chat Doctor.