Kidney Operation In Uganda. This surgery is a noninvasive technique wherein ultrasound sound waves or electric shock waves are used to treat the kidney stones. Chronic kidney disease ckd is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in sub saharan africa ssa.
The majority of studies on ckd in ssa have been conducted among hiv infected populations and mainly from large health facilities. Understanding kidney disease in rural central uganda findings from a qualitative study introduction chronic kidney disease is a long term condition with few symptoms until it is very advanced. This surgery is a noninvasive technique wherein ultrasound sound waves or electric shock waves are used to treat the kidney stones.
The causes of the obstruction leading to hydronephrosis was not identified in either case.
Both patients had an unremarkable post operative recovery with adequate renal function and were discharged two weeks after surgery. At operation the contralateral kidney in the 13 year old showed evidence of hypertrophy. Expertise in robotic uro oncology robotic urology 3d laparoscopy laser urology kidney transplant surgery penile implants kidney operation kidney cancer treatments uterus removal surgery robotic surgery for prostate. Stephen watya hopes to build a practice in his specialty in uganda.