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What does hydronephrosis mean?

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Noun
  1. (pathology) distension of the kidneys due to obstruction in the flow of urine
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Use of sonography and radioisotope renography to diagnosis of hydronephrosis in patients with spinal cord injury.
Extension to the pelvic sidewall or hydronephrosis or nonfunctioning kidney.
Computed tomography revealed right hydronephrosis and hydroureter due to right ureteral stone.
The renal scan detected 39 of 43 kidneys with hydronephrosis.
In women with large fibroids, diagnostic imaging will occasionally demonstrate hydronephrosis, the clinical significance of which is unknown.
When the hydronephrosis is marked, the entire collecting system is outlined as a series of connecter fluid-filled channels.

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