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    symptoms of hydronephrosis depend upon whether the obstruction is acute or chronic, partial or complete, unilateral or bilateral. Hydronephrosis that occurs...
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    of the renal pelvis to end-stage hydronephrosis with cortical thinning (Figure 15). The evaluation of hydronephrosis can also include measures of calyces...
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    channels. When viewed on CT in absence of contrast, they can mimic hydronephrosis. If symptomatic, they can be laparoscopically decorticated - removal...
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    colon cancer. Nephrostomies may also be required to treat pyonephrosis, hydronephrosis and kidney stones. Percutaneous nephrostomy is used in Whitaker test...
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    microcolon, giant bladder (megacystis), intestinal hypoperistalsis, hydronephrosis, and dilated small bowel. The pathological findings consist of an abundance...
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    rare autosomal dominant genetic condition characterised by congenital hydronephrosis, low muscle tone, heart defects, intellectual disability and characteristic...
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    tract infections (UTIs).[citation needed] Neurogenic bladder can cause hydronephrosis (swelling of a kidney due to a build-up of urine), recurrent urinary...
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  • is desired. It is commonly used to diagnose upper tract obstruction, hydronephrosis, and ureteropelvic junction obstruction. In this, radiocontrast dye...
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    is called renal dysfunction. Diabetic nephropathy Glomerulonephritis Hydronephrosis is the enlargement of one or both of the kidneys caused by obstruction...
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    or even at birth when the ultrasound shows that the male baby has a hydronephrosis. Some babies may also have oligohydramnios due to the urinary obstruction...
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    referred to as acute urinary retention, and is a medical emergency. Hydronephrosis and kidney failure may also occur. Urinary retention Prostatitis Bladder...
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    subsides, called renal colic. The affected kidney could then develop hydronephrosis, should a part of the kidney become swollen due to blocked flow of urine...
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    Example of a ureteral stent used to alleviate hydronephrosis of the kidney...
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    The size of the renal pelvis plays a major role in the grading of hydronephrosis. Normally, the anteroposterior diameter of the renal pelvis is less...
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  • Gastrointestinal atresia Gastroschisis Holoprosencephaly Hydranencephaly Hydronephrosis Hydrops fetalis Hypoplastic left heart syndrome Infantile polycystic...
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    smiling, in conjunction with uropathy. They also may be affected by hydronephrosis. Symptoms of this disease can start at very young ages. Many people...
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    bladder complaints. It includes a range of disorders from cystitis to hydronephrosis to kidney failure. The typical symptoms of ketamine-induced cystitis...
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  • syndrome Diabetes insipidus Nephrogenic Renal papilla Renal papillary necrosis Major calyx/pelvis Hydronephrosis Pyonephrosis Reflux nephropathy...
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    vomiting that are also common in urolithiasis. Postrenal azotemia and hydronephrosis can be observed following the obstruction of urine flow through one...
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    in the ureter. A 2019 review found three cases of renal colic were hydronephrosis caused by malpositioned menstrual cups pressing on a ureter. When the...
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  • reflux Neurogenic bladder (e.g., associated with spina bifida) Antenatal hydronephrosis Tumors and cancers of the kidneys Repair of genitourinary trauma Genitourinary...
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    there is increased pressure on ureters and kidneys otherwise known as hydronephrosis. Inflammation of the genitals due to S. haematobium may contribute to...
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    bladder to become larger and cause a backflow of urine into the kidneys (hydronephrosis). BPH can be treated with medication, a minimally invasive procedure...
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    result from an upper urinary tract infection combined with blockage and hydronephrosis. When a patient has suspected pyonephrosis, the initial workup should...
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    aortic aneurysm. Hardikar syndrome can cause cleft lip and palate, Hydronephrosis, Intestinal obstruction and other symptoms. Cleft lip/palate may be...
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    that is impacting renal output. Another possible cause for similar hydronephrosis is megacalicosis, for which surgery is considered inappropriate. The...
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  • resistance to urine flow can cause back up into the kidneys, leading to hydronephrosis. The BUN:Cr in postrenal azotemia is initially >15. The increased nephron...
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    malformations (e.g., horseshoe kidneys, renal ectopia or agenesis, hydronephrosis), clinodactyly of the fifth fingers, talipes equinovarus, pes planus...
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    recurring urinary infections, uncontrolled macrohematuria, bladder stones, hydronephrosis, combination with other α1-antagonists or dopamine agonists, and severe...
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  • syndrome with severe midface retraction, skull anomalies, renal anomalies (hydronephrosis) and other anomalies. Babies born with Schinzel–Giedion syndrome have...
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