Abdominal Ultrasound for Kidney Disease Diagnosis: What to Expect

Ultrasound can help to diagnose the following kidney diseases:

- Kidney stones

- Hydronephrosis (swelling of the kidney due to a blocked ureter)

- Pyelonephritis (kidney infection)

- Renal cysts (fluid-filled sacs in the kidney)

- Polycystic kidney disease (a genetic condition in which multiple cysts develop in the kidneys)

- Kidney cancer

- Renal artery stenosis (narrowing of the renal artery, which can lead to high blood pressure and kidney damage)

- Chronic kidney disease (a progressive condition in which the kidneys gradually lose function)