Glossary

Hydronephrosis

Hydronephrosis

Hydronephrose·Also: Harnstauungsniere

In hydronephrosis, urine backs up in the kidney because its outflow is obstructed, for example by a kidney stone. The renal pelvis becomes dilated as a result.

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