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Hydronephrosis: Distention of the kidney with urine. Due to obstruction of urine outflow (for example, by a stone blocking the ureter, the tube going from the kidney to the bladder).
Medical Author: Benjamin C. Wedro, MD, FACEP, FAAEM Medical Editor: Charles C. P. Davis, MD, PhD. What is hydronephrosis? What causes hydronephrosis?
The most common question I hear from parents about hydronephrosis is: ?Will my baby or child lead a normal life?? And the answer is almost always yes.
Unilateral hydronephrosis is swelling of one kidney due to a backup of urine. Hydronephrosis is a condition that occurs with a disease. It is not a disease ...
Hydronephrosis Definition. Hydronephrosis is the swelling of the kidneys when urine flow is obstructed in any of part of the urinary tract. Swelling of the ureter ...
Hydronephrosis and hydroureter are common clinical conditions encountered not only by urologists but also by emergency medicine specialists and primary care ...