Difference between revisions of "Hydronephrosis"
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*[[Dietl's crisis]]. | *Obstruction due to aberrant artery ([[Dietl's crisis]]). | ||
*Nephrolithiasis (kidney stones). | *Nephrolithiasis (kidney stones). | ||
* | *[[Nodular hyperplasia of the prostate gland]]. | ||
*Obstruction due to a malignancy. | |||
**[[Urothelial carcinoma]]. | **[[Urothelial carcinoma]]. | ||
**[[Prostatic carcinoma]]. | **[[Prostatic carcinoma]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 17:57, 26 October 2025
Hydronephrosis is swelling of the kidney.
Causes:
- Obstruction due to aberrant artery (Dietl's crisis).
- Nephrolithiasis (kidney stones).
- Nodular hyperplasia of the prostate gland.
- Obstruction due to a malignancy.
- Urothelial carcinoma.
- Prostatic carcinoma.
- Other cancers.