How to treat hydronephrosis caused by bladder cancer

If the bladder tumor is relatively large, and the enlarged tumor blocks the opening of the ureter, it will affect urine excretion to a certain extent, which will lead to hydronephrosis. Hydronephrosis in bladder cancer is caused by the growth of bladder tumors at the entrance of the ureter, blocking the ureter and causing hydronephrosis, which is usually unilateral but can also be bilateral. Bladder cancer can cause hydronephrosis.

Is Bladder Cancer Curable?

Bladder cancer refers to a malignant tumor that occurs on the bladder mucosa. It is the most common tumor disease in the urinary system. For this disease, early bladder cancer is likely to be cured, but the probability of recurrence after the patient is cured is still very high, so patients must be careful and go to the hospital for regular check-ups. If there is any abnormality, they must be actively treated. In fact, clinically, for malignant tumor diseases such as bladder cancer, patients have different types of diseases and use different treatments. It is best to do a good job of examination in time. Patients with bladder cancer should understand the causes of the disease in their daily lives, do a good job of disease knowledge prevention in time, control the recurrence of the disease, and also need to do targeted disease care. For example, in some experienced hospitals, the cure rate of bladder cancer in the first stage can reach more than 90%, and then the second stage also reaches about 70%. In the third stage, it is a locally advanced patient with an approximate cure rate of about 30%. Therefore, early diagnosis and early treatment are very important for curing bladder cancer.

What to do if you have ureteronephrosis in bladder cancer

In addition, the primary disease should be actively treated. Total or subtotal bladder resection, ureteral bladder reimplantation, etc. can be used to relieve the symptoms of ureteral hydronephrosis and preserve the patient's renal function as much as possible. If bladder cancer cannot be treated surgically in the late stage, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and other methods can be used to control the tumor. After the tumor shrinks, the condition of ureteral hydronephrosis will also improve. For bladder cancer and ureteral hydronephrosis, it is recommended to perform renal color Doppler ultrasound and renal function tests under the guidance of a doctor. If the renal function is normal, surgery can be performed to remove the tumor and then relieve the ureteral and renal hydronephrosis.