Renal vein thrombosis

A renal vein thrombosis arises on one or two sides by the formation of a blood plug, which arises locally, but often in the pelvic, leg or vena cava, rises into the renal vein and there sometimes causes violent symptoms. Renal vein thrombosis may be acute or chronic, partial or complete, and may sooner or later result in kidney (s) malfunctioning due to destruction of kidney tissue.

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Renal vein thrombosis
Acute renal occlusion
causes
therapy

Acute renal occlusion

The occlusion of the renal vein can cause severe pain. The acute renal venous occlusion causes a kidney congestion, which - depending on the extent of the occlusion - high blood pressure, severe renal colic, severe flank pain and abdominal pain trigger. In the sparse quantities of urine there is visible blood (gross hematuria) and increased protein (proteinuria). A partial occlusion leads less to spasmodic complaints but rather to a permanent pain in the flanks. Permanently, however, the incomplete closure leads to the death of kidney tissue with loss of function.

causes

Renal vein thrombosis can be triggered directly by kidney injury or surgery, or secondary to renal cyst, glomerulonephritis, kidney tumor or blood clotting disorders. In children, renal vein thrombosis can be triggered by internal dehydration due to lack of fluid intake or massive fluid loss, such as diarrhea and vomiting.

therapy

The therapy consists especially in the acute case in the immediate dissolution of the blood clot but also prophylactically by the administration of anticoagulant drugs (heparin, coumarin) and analgesics. (Dipl.Päd. Jeanette Viñals Stein, non-medical practitioner)

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