Hydronephrosis is when your kidneys swell because your body can't release all of its pee. It may affect one or both kidneys, and it can occur in people of all ages. About 1 in 100 adults get ...

Hydronephrosis can develop when there is a problem with the function of the urinary system. It can happen to a person of any age. It usually affects only one kidney. More rarely it can impact both.

Hydronephrosis, or swollen kidney, occurs when urine backs up into one or both of the kidneys. Usually, urine flows from the kidneys to the bladder via the ureter.

Hydronephrosis in newborns is an enlargement or swelling of the kidneys. Depending on the cause, it can be either mild or severe. It may resolve without treatment, but some children may need ...

Review Article Published: 20 August 2013 Mild to moderate postnatal hydronephrosis—grading systems and management Matthew D. Timberlake & C. D. Anthony Herndon Nature Reviews Urology 10, 649 ...

Hydronephrosis at the diagnosis of bladder cancer is a significant prognostic marker for advanced malignancy, according to German researchers. George C. Bartsch, MD, and his colleagues at the ...

Response Francine H. Einstein, MD, Peter S. Bernstein, MD, MPH Fetal hydronephrosis is the most common anomaly found on ultrasound during the second-trimester anatomical survey. [1] ...

Antenatal hydronephrosis is typically identified during routine ultrasound scans. It occurs due to a partial obstruction in the urinary tract or a reflux of urine back into the kidneys.

THERE are many causes of renal hypertension. 1 Of these unilateral hydronephrosis is uncommon, with few case reports in the literature. The case presented below involved a relation between ...

This is one of the first studies demonstrating high performance for future diagnosis prediction in early hydronephrosis cohort. Conclusions: By predicting dilating VUR, our predictive model using ...