Obstructive uropathy
| Obstructive uropathy | |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Urology  |
Obstructive uropathy is a structural or functional hindrance of normal
nephropathy
).
It is a very broad term, and does not imply a location or cause.
Presentation
Symptoms, less likely in chronic obstruction, are pain radiating to the T11 to T12 dermatomes, anuria, nocturia, or polyuria.[citation needed]
Causes
It can be caused by a lesion at any point in the
urinary tract.[2]
Causes include
Diagnosis
Diagnosis is based on results of bladder
pyelography, depending on the level of obstruction.[citation needed
]
Treatment
Treatment, depending on cause, may require prompt drainage of the
hormonal therapy, or a combination of these modalities.[citation needed
]
Treatment of the obstruction at the level of the ureter:
- Open surgery.
- Less invasive treatment: laparoscopic correction.
- Minimal invasive treatment: Overtoom procedure:urotheliumheals. Urine can drain through the central channel of this catheter.
References
- ^ Definition: obstructive uropathy from Online Medical Dictionary.
- ISBN 978-0-7216-0187-8.
- ^ ]
- ^ Treatment of ureteropelvic junction obstruction using a detachable inflatable stent: initial experience Archived 2014-01-09 at the Wayback Machine by Timotheus T C Overtoom, Peter L Vijverberg, Hendrik W van Es, Sandrine van Selm, Hans P M van Heesewijk
- ^ "Overtoom balloon". www.overtoomballoon.com. Retrieved 2016-10-15.