All patients who underwent a nephrostomy between the 1st of January 2001 and the 31st of October 2004 were retrospectively identified from the radiology department appointment system. All but one ...

Obstructive uropathy is when your urine can’t flow (either partially or completely) through your ureter, bladder, or urethra due to some type of obstruction. Instead of flowing from your kidneys to ...

Q: How can I know I need to seek treatment? A: If you have any change in urinary patterns such as difficulty urinating, dribbling, urge to urinate at night (nocturia) or blood in the urine (hematuria) ...

Uropathy, or obstructive uropathy, is a blockage in your urinary tract. As a result, you have trouble urinating (peeing). In the short term, the condition can cause discomfort. If left untreated, it ...

Normal values for Na e per kilogram of body weight were taken from the data of Edelman and his co-workers 4 since the majority of these patients appeared thin and spare, coinciding with the type of ...

The kidneys are the primary functional organs of the excretory system. The kidneys are a pair of bean-shaped organs about the size of an adult fist. They are covered by a renal capsule that consists ...