symptoms of hydronephrosis depend upon whether the obstruction is acute or chronic, partial or complete, unilateral or bilateral. Hydronephrosis that occurs...

of the renal pelvis to end-stage hydronephrosis with cortical thinning (Figure 15). The evaluation of hydronephrosis can also include measures of calyces...

tract infections (UTIs).[citation needed] Neurogenic bladder can cause hydronephrosis (swelling of a kidney due to a build-up of urine), recurrent urinary...

channels. When viewed on CT in absence of contrast, they can mimic hydronephrosis. If symptomatic, they can be laparoscopically decorticated - removal...

colon cancer. Nephrostomies may also be required to treat pyonephrosis, hydronephrosis and kidney stones. Percutaneous nephrostomy is used in Whitaker test...

microcolon, giant bladder (megacystis), intestinal hypoperistalsis, hydronephrosis, and dilated small bowel. The pathological findings consist of an abundance...

rare autosomal dominant genetic condition characterised by congenital hydronephrosis, low muscle tone, heart defects, intellectual disability and characteristic...

is called renal dysfunction. Diabetic nephropathy Glomerulonephritis Hydronephrosis is the enlargement of one or both of the kidneys caused by obstruction...

referred to as acute urinary retention, and is a medical emergency. Hydronephrosis and kidney failure may also occur. Urinary retention Prostatitis Bladder...

is desired. It is commonly used to diagnose upper tract obstruction, hydronephrosis, and ureteropelvic junction obstruction. In this, radiocontrast dye...

Gastrointestinal atresia Gastroschisis Holoprosencephaly Hydranencephaly Hydronephrosis Hydrops fetalis Hypoplastic left heart syndrome Infantile polycystic...

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...

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...

bladder complaints. It includes a range of disorders from cystitis to hydronephrosis to kidney failure. The typical symptoms of ketamine-induced cystitis...

that is impacting renal output. Another possible cause for similar hydronephrosis is megacalicosis, for which surgery is considered inappropriate. The...

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...

there is increased pressure on ureters and kidneys otherwise known as hydronephrosis. Inflammation of the genitals due to S. haematobium may contribute to...

smiling, in conjunction with uropathy. They also may be affected by hydronephrosis. Symptoms of this disease can start at very young ages. Many people...

syndrome Diabetes insipidus Nephrogenic Renal papilla Renal papillary necrosis Major calyx/pelvis Hydronephrosis Pyonephrosis Reflux nephropathy...

evaluate bladder cancer, vesicoureteral reflux, bladder polyps, and hydronephrosis. It requires less radiation than pelvic CT, although it is less sensitive...

reflux Neurogenic bladder (e.g., associated with spina bifida) Antenatal hydronephrosis Tumors and cancers of the kidneys Repair of genitourinary trauma Genitourinary...

vomiting that are also common in urolithiasis. Postrenal azotemia and hydronephrosis can be observed following the obstruction of urine flow through one...

syndrome with severe midface retraction, skull anomalies, renal anomalies (hydronephrosis) and other anomalies. Babies born with Schinzel–Giedion syndrome have...

Example of a ureteral stent used to alleviate hydronephrosis of the kidney...

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...

result from an upper urinary tract infection combined with blockage and hydronephrosis. When a patient has suspected pyonephrosis, the initial workup should...

bladder to become larger and cause a backflow of urine into the kidneys (hydronephrosis). BPH can be treated with medication, a minimally invasive procedure...

include duplication of the penis or scrotum and significant bilateral hydronephrosis. Modern therapy is aimed at surgical reconstruction of the bladder and...

virilization as a main symptom. In rare cases the disease can manifest with hydronephrosis and hydroureter. All these symptoms are non-specific and can also arise...

malformations (e.g., horseshoe kidneys, renal ectopia or agenesis, hydronephrosis), clinodactyly of the fifth fingers, talipes equinovarus, pes planus...