Question:
HELP!!!! ANY ONE EVER HEARD OF RENAL CORTICAL THINNING?

I HAD MY PRE-OP ULTRASOUND ON MY GALBLADDER AND I GUESS THAT ALSO DID MY KIDNEY. MY DOC CALLED AND SAID THAT MY REPORT SAID I HAVE RIGHT RENAL CORTICAL THINNING. WHAT IS IT AND IS THAT GOING TO MEAN I CANT GET THE SURGERY? HELP    — slr0509 (posted on February 20, 2009)

February 20, 2009
I'm not sure what that is but as far as your Surgrey it should not stop you but it's up to your dr. You see I am 4 years post op but I only have one kidney left it was removed in the 70's. So as you see I still had it done. Sorry not much help.
   — BrendaSue

February 20, 2009
The other person who answered this is on the correct path to anser your question. Please go to the following site and real ALL the information. I used Google. "Cortical thinning usually means renal failure. When the cortex of the kidney begins to thin that usually results in kidney function decreasing. You may find that you have a elevated BUN and CRE when a chem 7 blood panel is drawn. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- racefn3602-02-2008, 01:27 AM I started out with pain/pressure in back on the right side at 4 weeks ago and nausea. I was scheduled for an ultrasound the same day, I had to wait for the results to be reported to my doctor before I could leave. Shortly after the ultrasound I was told that a CT scan was ordered and would have to wait for them to come get me. My doctor call me in radiology and told me that I needed a Nephroloist.I was recently diagnosed with Cortex thinning. It sometimes happens when there is a UJO (uteteropelvic junction obstruction) which is what has happened to me. The kidney needs the Cortical or Cortex. Once this has thinned out or is thinning out means that the kidney is not functioning. My CT scan reveled very marked hydronephrosis on the right kidney with a very thin cortex. I work for a nephrologist who explained it to me as a kidney with no function. My creatinine is 1.2 but my GFR is less then 55. Which for me means I have CKD3 (Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 3). It is very important for you to get your sonogram or Ct results and talk with a urologist about the results. You also need to take steps to take care of the kidney that is working. For me I am also a diabetic and I have High Cholestrol and Hypertension. I am trying to get everything under control. I wish you the best of luck."
   — chell1957