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==Overview==
==Overview==


Early diagnosis of [[hydronephrosis]] is important because most of the cases can be reversed if not treated promptly lead to [[irreversible]] renal injury.[[Hydronephrosis]] is usually diagnosed using an [[ultrasound]] scan.
Early diagnosis of [[hydronephrosis]] is important because most of the cases can be reversed if treated promptly which can prevent [[irreversible]] renal injury. [[Renal]] [[ultrasonography]] is the diagnostic study of choice for the [[diagnosis]] of [[hydronephrosis]].


==Echocardiography/Ultrasound==
==Ultrasound==
* [[Renal]] [[ultrasonography]] is the diagnostic study of choice for the [[diagnosis]] of [[hydronephrosis]].<ref name="pmid416685">{{cite journal |vauthors=Ellenbogen PH, Scheible FW, Talner LB, Leopold GR |title=Sensitivity of gray scale ultrasound in detecting urinary tract obstruction |journal=AJR Am J Roentgenol |volume=130 |issue=4 |pages=731–3 |date=April 1978 |pmid=416685 |doi=10.2214/ajr.130.4.731 |url=}}</ref>
* [[Renal]] [[ultrasonography]] is the diagnostic study of choice for the [[diagnosis]] of [[hydronephrosis]].<ref name="pmid416685">{{cite journal |vauthors=Ellenbogen PH, Scheible FW, Talner LB, Leopold GR |title=Sensitivity of gray scale ultrasound in detecting urinary tract obstruction |journal=AJR Am J Roentgenol |volume=130 |issue=4 |pages=731–3 |date=April 1978 |pmid=416685 |doi=10.2214/ajr.130.4.731 |url=}}</ref>
* The following results of [[ultrasonography]] is confirmatory of [[hydronephrosis]]:<ref name="pmid4166852">{{cite journal |vauthors=Ellenbogen PH, Scheible FW, Talner LB, Leopold GR |title=Sensitivity of gray scale ultrasound in detecting urinary tract obstruction |journal=AJR Am J Roentgenol |volume=130 |issue=4 |pages=731–3 |date=April 1978 |pmid=416685 |doi=10.2214/ajr.130.4.731 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid3070720">{{cite journal |vauthors=Kuuliala IK, Niemi LK, Ala-Opas MY |title=Ultrasonography for diagnosis of obstructing ureteral calculus |journal=Scand. J. Urol. Nephrol. |volume=22 |issue=4 |pages=275–7 |date=1988 |pmid=3070720 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
* The following results of [[ultrasonography]] is confirmatory of [[hydronephrosis]]:<ref name="pmid4166852">{{cite journal |vauthors=Ellenbogen PH, Scheible FW, Talner LB, Leopold GR |title=Sensitivity of gray scale ultrasound in detecting urinary tract obstruction |journal=AJR Am J Roentgenol |volume=130 |issue=4 |pages=731–3 |date=April 1978 |pmid=416685 |doi=10.2214/ajr.130.4.731 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid3070720">{{cite journal |vauthors=Kuuliala IK, Niemi LK, Ala-Opas MY |title=Ultrasonography for diagnosis of obstructing ureteral calculus |journal=Scand. J. Urol. Nephrol. |volume=22 |issue=4 |pages=275–7 |date=1988 |pmid=3070720 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid7281377">{{cite journal |vauthors=Talner LB, Scheible W, Ellenbogen PH, Beck CH, Gosink BB |title=How accurate is ultrasonography in detecting hydronephrosis in azotemic patients? |journal=Urol Radiol |volume=3 |issue=1 |pages=1–6 |date=1981 |pmid=7281377 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid72813772">{{cite journal |vauthors=Talner LB, Scheible W, Ellenbogen PH, Beck CH, Gosink BB |title=How accurate is ultrasonography in detecting hydronephrosis in azotemic patients? |journal=Urol Radiol |volume=3 |issue=1 |pages=1–6 |date=1981 |pmid=7281377 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
** Hypoechoic fluid displaces the [[echogenic]] sinus [[fat]]
** Hypoechoic fluid displaces the [[echogenic]] sinus [[fat]]
** Anechoic black area
** Anechoic black area
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** Can detect dilation of the [[renal pelvis]] and calyces of the kidney due to obstruction
** Can detect dilation of the [[renal pelvis]] and calyces of the kidney due to obstruction
** Can detect thinning of the [[renal cortex]]  
** Can detect thinning of the [[renal cortex]]  
[[File:Kidney Stones On Ultrasound.jpg|alt=Urolithiasis|center|thumb|Case courtesy of Dr Amr Refat, <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/">Radiopaedia.org</a>. From the case <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/cases/25562">rID: 25562</a>]]


==References==
==References==

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Vamsikrishna Gunnam M.B.B.S [2]

Overview

Early diagnosis of hydronephrosis is important because most of the cases can be reversed if treated promptly which can prevent irreversible renal injury. Renal ultrasonography is the diagnostic study of choice for the diagnosis of hydronephrosis.

Ultrasound

Urolithiasis
Case courtesy of Dr Amr Refat, <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/">Radiopaedia.org</a>. From the case <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/cases/25562">rID: 25562</a>

References

  1. Ellenbogen PH, Scheible FW, Talner LB, Leopold GR (April 1978). "Sensitivity of gray scale ultrasound in detecting urinary tract obstruction". AJR Am J Roentgenol. 130 (4): 731–3. doi:10.2214/ajr.130.4.731. PMID 416685.
  2. Ellenbogen PH, Scheible FW, Talner LB, Leopold GR (April 1978). "Sensitivity of gray scale ultrasound in detecting urinary tract obstruction". AJR Am J Roentgenol. 130 (4): 731–3. doi:10.2214/ajr.130.4.731. PMID 416685.
  3. Kuuliala IK, Niemi LK, Ala-Opas MY (1988). "Ultrasonography for diagnosis of obstructing ureteral calculus". Scand. J. Urol. Nephrol. 22 (4): 275–7. PMID 3070720.
  4. Talner LB, Scheible W, Ellenbogen PH, Beck CH, Gosink BB (1981). "How accurate is ultrasonography in detecting hydronephrosis in azotemic patients?". Urol Radiol. 3 (1): 1–6. PMID 7281377.
  5. Talner LB, Scheible W, Ellenbogen PH, Beck CH, Gosink BB (1981). "How accurate is ultrasonography in detecting hydronephrosis in azotemic patients?". Urol Radiol. 3 (1): 1–6. PMID 7281377.

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