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  1. A Case Study on Renal Parenchymal Disease: Hydronephrosis of ...

    The document describes a case study of a 54-year-old male patient with a history of hypertension and diabetes who presents with symptoms of renal failure including pruritis, lethargy, lower extremity edema, nausea, and emesis. Medical imaging shows hydronephrosis of the right kidney and an atrophic left kidney. The patient was previously diagnosed with renal failure and underwent a urinary ...

  2. The Management of Symptomatic Hydronephrosis in Pregnancy

    In a three-and-half-year retrospective study, data was collected from 56 pregnant women admitted with symptomatic hydronephrosis to a prenatal care unit. That study showed conservative management was successful in 92.2% of the patients. They were managed with analgesia, intravenous fluids and antibiotics.

  3. Urolithiasis presenting as right flank pain: a case report

    Urolithiasis often refers pain to the back, flank and groin regions depending on the location of the calculi. Most patients describe the pain as a downward-radiating flank pain that progresses anteriorly into the abdomen, pelvis and genitals as the calculus travels from the kidneys down the ureter and into the bladder. 2.

  4. Giant hydronephrosis due to ureteropelvic junction obstruction: A rare

    In the present case study, the patient underwent a right nephrectomy and was discharged on postoperative day 8. In conclusion, GH is a rare condition, which is associated with the occurrence of cystic abdominal masses, and the puncture/drainage procedure or nephrectomy provides the most suitable method for surgical intervention.

  5. Ureteral obstruction and hydronephrosis caused by foreign body

    Imaging studies are sometimes insufficient for detecting FB. To prevent serious complications, an accurate diagnosis and effective FB extraction are particularly important. Here, we report a rare case of ureteral obstruction and hydronephrosis caused by retroperitoneal FB and present a review of the related literature. 2 Case report

  6. Hydronephrosis

    Hydronephrosis. Hydronephrosis is swelling of one or both kidneys. Kidney swelling happens when urine can't drain from a kidney and builds up in the kidney as a result. This can occur from a blockage in the tubes that drain urine from the kidneys (ureters) or from an anatomical defect that doesn't allow urine to drain properly.

  7. Case 19-2018: A 15-Year-Old Girl with Acute Kidney Injury

    Presentation of Case. Dr. Helen I. Healy (Pediatrics): A 15-year-old girl was admitted to this hospital during the summer because of acute kidney injury. The patient had been well until 8 days ...

  8. About a case report of giant hydronephrosis

    Introduction. Our objective is to report a case of an infrequent entity as the giant hydronephrosis. Case Report. We report the case of an 82-syear-old male referred for a poor general condition. A radiological study revealed a great left hydronephrosis secondary to an urothelial carcinoma. The patient died due to his poor general condition.

  9. Giant hydronephrosis secondary to ureteropelvic junction obstruction, a

    In the published literature the majority of giant hydronephrosis caused by ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction, occur in the pediatric population. It is not common in adults and diagnosis is often elusive. The objective of this paper is to present one case of GH in an adult patient as well as to review the current literature. 2. Case ...

  10. Acute Presentation of Giant Hydronephrosis in an Adult

    Giant hydronephrosis is caused by UPJO, pelvic calculi, duplex systems with obstruction, and obstructive megaureter . UPJO causing giant hydronephrosis is common among pediatric and adolescent patients . The present case is rare, given that the patient is 40 years old and never had any previous symptoms except for the acute presentation.

  11. Obstructive Uropathy

    Obstructive uropathy is structural or functional hindrance of normal urine flow, sometimes leading to renal dysfunction (obstructive nephropathy). Symptoms, less likely in chronic obstruction, may include pain radiating to the T11 to T12 dermatomes and abnormal voiding (eg, difficulty voiding, anuria, nocturia, and/or polyuria).

  12. Chronic Kidney Disease Case Study

    Chronic Kidney Disease Case Study - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free.

  13. Challenging cases in urology: A case of hydronephrosis, sepsis, and pain

    Application error: a client-side exception has occurred (see the browser console for more information). A 61-year-old female complains of acute-onset right-sided flank and abdominal pain. She describes associated nausea, but denied urinary symptoms, hematuria, fever, or chills.

  14. PDF Case Report on Hydronephrosis

    Citation: Darshana Kumari Wankhede., et al. "Case Report on Hydronephrosis". Acta Scientific Paediatrics 6.1 (2022): 03-05. A condition characterized by an excess of fluid in a kidney as a ... with Hydronephrosis by Ayurvedic formulations: A Case Study". Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology 14.4 (2020): 6536-6540. 2. "2017 ...

  15. Etiology of Hydronephrosis in adults and children: Ultrasonographic

    This study involved 233 patients who underwent abdominal US imaging and diagnosed as HN. 91.41% were adults and 8.58% were children, 66.10% were male and 33.90% were female. HN was unilateral in 88.85% and bilateral in 11.5%. HN was in the right kidney in 55.36% and 44.64% was in the left ( Table-I ).

  16. Giant Bilateral Hydronephrosis in A Newborn—A Case Report

    Giant hydronephrosis in adults is defined as a hydronephrosis that either crosses the midline, involves the length of 5 vertebra, or contains more than 1 L of urine [ 3 ]. This correlates with 1.6% of bodyweight [ 4 ]. In children, hydronephrosis ranging from 4% of bodyweight at birth to 2% at puberty may be defined as giant hydronephrosis [ 5 ...

  17. Case Scenerio Hydrocephalus

    Case scenerio hydrocephalus - Free download as Word Doc (.doc / .docx), PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. This document describes the case of 3 month old Master Abdus who was diagnosed with hydrocephalus. He presented with increased head size, feeding difficulties, fast breathing, and irritability. Tests revealed enlarged ventricles on ultrasound and an occipitofrontal ...