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GB56.3 category

Hydronephrosis due to bladder obstruction

Definition

A condition caused by an obstruction in the urinary bladder. It is characterised by distention of the pelvis and calices of one or both kidneys, and lack of free flow of urine from the kidney, and can lead to progressive atrophy of the kidney if untreated. The condition may also present with pain in the flank, haematuria, pyuria, or hyperpyrexia.

Also indexed as

Hydronephrosis due to bladder obstructionHydronephrosis due to bladder obstruction, acquiredHydronephrosis due to bladder obstruction, acquired, due to cause classified elsewhereHydronephrosis due to bladder obstruction, congenital

Nearby in Obstructive or reflux nephropathy