What Is Nephrolithiasis
Health Encyclopedia: Unilateral Hydronephrosis
Unilateral hydronephrosis is swelling of one kidney due to a backup of urine.
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Alternative Names
Hydronephrosis
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Hydronephrosis is a condition that occurs with a disease and is not a disease itself. Treatment and prognosis for unilateral hydronephrosis depend what is causing the kidney swelling.
Conditions that are often associated with unilateral hydronephrosis includ...
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Nephrolithiasis
Renal calculi; Nephrolithiasis; Stones - kidney Prevention If there is a history of stones, fluids should be encouraged to produce adequate amounts of dilute urine... Read more »Uric acid
... Gout Hypoparathyroidism Lead poisoning Leukemia Nephrolithiasis Polycythemia vera Renal failure ... Read more »Kidney Stones: References
...Soc Nephrol. 2004;15(12):3225-3232.Taylor EN, Stampfer MJ, Curhan GC. Fatty acid intake and incident nephrolithiasis. Am J Kidney Dis. 2005;45(2):267-274.Taylor EN, Stampfer MJ, Curhan GC.... Read more »Abdominal MRI
...Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) II Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) I Nephrolithiasis Ovarian cancer Pheochromocytoma ... Read more »Gout: Introduction
...those who are receiving cyclosporine after a transplant, have a high risk of developing tophi.Uric Acid Nephrolithiasis (Kidney Stones). Persons who have kidney stones that formed from uric acid... Read more »Images
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