Hydronephrosis
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09kmcdonnell on May 13, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Hydronephrosis | the kidney becomes extremely dilated with pockets of urine. |
| Causes | urinary calculi, congenital defect, tumor, enlarged prostasate gland, or other obstruction of the renal pelvis, ureterocele. |
| Complications | hydroureters, the ureters dilate above the point of obstruction |
| S/S | hematuria, degree of pain depends on the nature of the blockage. |
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