KROK 1 Stomatology 2014 – Question 64 · KROK (Dentistry)

A 53-year-old patient with a long history of nephrolithiasis underwent nephrectomy. The kidney looks as a thin-walled sac filled with urine. Renal parenchyma is atrophied. Specify this complication of nephrolithiasis:

  1. A. Pyonephrosis
  2. B. Hydronephrosis
  3. C. Multicystic kidney disease
  4. D. Nephrosclerosis
  5. E. Pyelonephritis
Hint

Ask what happens to the pelvis and parenchyma when a stone blocks urine outflow for a long time and the trapped fluid is clear urine, not pus.

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