What are the dangers of kidney stones in children

Children with kidney stones may cause urinary tract infection, hydronephrosis, renal failure and other hazards.

1, urinary tract infection

children with kidney stones, the sharp part of the stone can scratch the kidney, ureter, bladder, urethra and other places of the mucosa, so that children are more vulnerable to pathogens invasion, resulting in urinary tract infection.

2, hydronephrosis

If the kidney stones are large, may completely block the ureter, so that urine can not be discharged, and accumulated in the neck of the renal calyx, resulting in hydronephrosis.

3, renal failure

If the child does not receive timely treatment, leading to further deterioration of the condition of hydronephrosis, kidney tissue may be damaged, so that kidney function weakened, causing renal failure.