Hydronephrosis

Introduction: Hydronephrosis

Hydronephrosis: Swollen kidneys from retained urine. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Hydronephrosis is available below.

Symptoms of Hydronephrosis

• Swollen kidneys
• Reduced urine output
• Colic
• Symptoms of chronic hydronephrosis with slow onset:
  • No early symptoms

See full list of 6 symptoms of Hydronephrosis

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Hydronephrosis:

• Bladder & Urinary Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Bladder Tests
  • Home Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Tests
  • Home Cystitis Tests
  • Home Kidney Tests
  • Home Urine Protein Tests (Kidney Function)
  • Home Prostate Cancer Tests
• Kidney Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Microalbumin Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Urine Protein Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Tests

Medical Textbooks Online about Hydronephrosis

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Diagnostic Tests for Hydronephrosis

• Abdominal ultrasound
• Pyelogram

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Hydronephrosis?

• Underlying causes of Hydronephrosis (possibly wrongly diagnosed)

Causes of Hydronephrosis

• Congenital defect of the urinary tract
• Urinary stones
• Kidney tumor
• Urinary tumor
• Urinary scarring

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More information about causes of Hydronephrosis:

• Underlying causes of Hydronephrosis
• Hydronephrosis as a complication caused by other conditions
• Hydronephrosis as a symptom

Treatments for Hydronephrosis

• Surgery
• Kidney shunt
• Kidney surgery
• Kidney removal - satisfactory if only one kidney is affected.
• Treatment of any underlying cause of hydronephrosis

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Videos for Hydronephrosis

Patient Surveys for Hydronephrosis

• Patient Profile Survey
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• Survey about the symptoms of your Hydronephrosis
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Reseach about Hydronephrosis

Visit our research pages for current research about Hydronephrosis treatments.

Clinical Trials for Hydronephrosis

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Hydronephrosis include:

• Influence of Transmission Season on Outcome of Treatment of Schistosoma Haematobium Infection in Mozambique - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - praziquantel

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Medical Guidebooks and Ebooks for Hydronephrosis

• Icon Health Sourcebook for Hydronephrosis

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Definitions of Hydronephrosis:

A distention of the pelvis and calices of the kidney with urine, as a result of obstruction of the ureter, with accompanying atrophy of the parenchyma of the organ. (Dorland, 27th ed) - (Source - Diseases Database)

Accumulation of urine in the kidney because of an obstruction in the ureter - (Source - WordNet 2.1)