WHAT CAUSES HYDRONEPHROSIS?
The most common cause of hydronephrosis (upper urinary tract dilation) is a blockage or obstruction in one of the parts of your urinary tract.
The condition that most often cause hydronephrosis include:
• Kidney stones: stones that may become lodged in your kidneys or urinary tract.
• Ureteral obstruction: an obstruction in your ureters.
• Tumors: tumors in your bladder, prostate gland, uterus or other organs that are part of or near your urinary tract may keep urine from flowing.
• Enlargement of your prostate gland can cause pressure on your urethra.
• Narrowing of your urinary tract: this narrowing can be due to injury, infection, birth disorders or surgery.
• Nerve or muscle problems
• Urinary retention: you can't empty your urine from your bladder.
• Your urine flows backward from your bladder to your kidneys.
Complications of hydronephrosis
Severe cases of hydronephrosis can damage your kidney and lead to kidney failure.
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