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Hydronephrosis
A condition characterized by excess fluid in a kidney due to a backup of urine.
Dr. Geoffreysss Rutledgeee reviewed this
41 years experience
How long it usually lasts:
How common it is:
Baby 0-2 | Very common | ||||
Toddler 3-5 | Common | ||||
Preteen 6-13 | Very common | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Very common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common | ||||
Senior 60+ | Very common |
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A 37-year old asked:
Causes of hydronephrosis?
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A 30-year old asked:
What is unilateral hydronephrosis?
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A 32-year old asked:
Good treatments for hydronephrosis?
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What are treatments for hydronephrosis?
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A 37-year old asked:
What's some medicine for hydronephrosis?
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A 30-year old female asked:
How serious is developing hydronephrosis?
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A 19-year old male asked:
What is hydronephrosis? How it is treated?
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A 33-year old asked:
What's the treatment for a child who has hydronephrosis?
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A 42-year old asked:
What to do if I have been diagnosed with hydronephrosis. help?
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A 39-year old asked:
Can I get some advice for mild hydronephrosis in 2 month male child. what is best treatment?
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A 42-year old asked:
Can hydronephrosis cause pylonephritis?
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A 31-year old female asked:
Is it ok to drink lots of water if i have mild hydronephrosis?
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A member asked:
Is it ok to drink lots of water if I have mild hydronephrosis?
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A 31-year old male asked:
What is the difference between hydroureteronephrosis and hydronephrosis?
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A 30-year old asked:
Can you please describe left mega urethra and unilateral hydronephrosis?
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A 32-year old asked:
Can you tell me about hydronephrosis of kidney and what are the consequences?
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A 40-year old asked:
I've gotten hydronephrosis in my only working kidney. how long before it fails?
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A 47-year old asked:
Hi doctors, can you tell me what is left mega urethra and unilateral hydronephrosis?
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A 29-year old female asked:
I have duplicated ureters on my R side. They come to form 1, it's too narrow resulting in moderate hydronephrosis. Is it common to place 2 stents in?
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A 37-year old male asked:
My child had been diagnosed to have antenatal hydronephrosis. The baby is one month old now and the swelling is still there. What can be done to make?
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A 41-year old asked:
What is severe fetal hydronephrosis?
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A 40-year old asked:
How is fetal hydronephrosis diagnosed?
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A 35-year old asked:
What to expect at my first urology appointment for hydronephrosis?
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A 27-year old female asked about a female:
My daughter has hydronephrosis. no reflux, no obstruction. what can cause this?
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A 35-year old asked:
Are there any natural cure for hydronephrosis(distented bladder) without surgery?
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A female asked:
How should infant hydronephrosis that was in one kidney and now both with much debris be treated?
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A 43-year old asked:
After having hydronephrosis in my right kidney it is only functioning at 25%. What is the percentage for saving a kidney,or removing it ?
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A 42-year old asked:
What are ovarian cystadenomas and hydronephrosis/hydroureter?
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A 42-year old asked:
Four months ago, I had hydronephrosis with 9mm stone in urinary junction, What is next?
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A 30-year old female asked:
I have right flank pain and imaging studies showing mild hydronephrosis on that side (no stones). What could be causing this?
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