Open AccessEtiology of Hydronephrosis in adults and children: Ultrasonographic Assessment in 233 patients
Author(s) -
Sultan Abdulwadoud Alshoabi,
Dahhan Saleh Alhamodi,
Mohammed Ali Alhammadi,
Abdullah Fahad A. Alshamrani
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pakistan journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1682-024X
pISSN - 1681-715X
DOI - 10.12669/pjms.37.5.3951
Subject(s) - medicine , hydronephrosis , ureter , etiology , renal pelvis , ultrasound , kidney , surgery , radiology , urinary system
Hydronephrosis (HN) is dilatation of the collecting system of the kidney due to obstruction of urine outflow. This study intended firstly, to investigate the efficacy of ultrasound (US) imaging to determine the cause of HN, and secondly, to list the causes of HN.