Anatomy Of Kidneys
Health Encyclopedia: Obstructive Uropathy
Obstructive uropathy involves a blockage of the flow of urine, causing it to back up and injure one or both kidneys.
Alternative Names
Uropathy - obstructive
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Obstructive uropathy occurs when urine cannot drain through a ureter (a tube that carries urine from the kidneys to the bladder). Urine backs up into the kidney and causes it to become swollen (
Obstructive uropathy is grouped according to whet...
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Expert & Community Posts
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...are the next step and will usually discover the cause. In adult women, infection of the bladder or kidneys, urinary stones, and tumors of the urinary bladder, kidneys are the most common... Read more »Chronic bilateral obstructive uropathy
...Chronic bilateral obstructive uropathy is the prolonged or progressive blockage of urine flow from both kidneys. Alternative Names Obstructive uropathy - bilateral - chronic; Kidney... Read more »Images
Medications
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...pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. This medication also reduces... Read more »
...pressure (hypertension) and to help protect the kidneys from damage due to diabetes. ... Read more »
...pressure (hypertension) and to help protect the kidneys from damage due to diabetes. It ... Read more »
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