"Hydronephrosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Abnormal enlargement or swelling of a KIDNEY due to dilation of the KIDNEY CALICES and the KIDNEY PELVIS. It is often associated with obstruction of the URETER or chronic kidney diseases that prevents normal drainage of urine into the URINARY BLADDER.
| Descriptor ID |
D006869
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C12.777.419.307 C13.351.968.419.307
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hydronephrosis" by people in Profiles.
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ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Hydronephrosis on Prior Imaging-Unknown Cause. J Am Coll Radiol. 2024 Jun; 21(6S):S144-S167.
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Pilot study of machine learning in the task of distinguishing high and low-grade pediatric hydronephrosis on ultrasound. Investig Clin Urol. 2023 11; 64(6):588-596.
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Postoperative hydronephrosis following ureteral reimplantation: Clinical significance and importance of surgical technique and experience. J Pediatr Surg. 2023 Mar; 58(3):574-579.
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Perinephric Fat Stranding Is Associated with Elevated Creatinine Among Patients with Acutely Obstructing Ureterolithiasis. J Endourol. 2018 09 12; 32(9):891-895.
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Robot-assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasty: Multi-institutional experience in infants. J Pediatr Urol. 2015 Jun; 11(3):139.e1-5.
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Evaluation of robotic-assisted laparoscopic and open pyeloplasty in children: single-surgeon experience. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2015 Mar; 97(2):109-14.
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Multi-institutional validation of the ability of preoperative hydronephrosis to predict advanced pathologic tumor stage in upper-tract urothelial carcinoma. Urol Oncol. 2013 Aug; 31(6):904-8.
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Preoperative hydronephrosis, ureteroscopic biopsy grade and urinary cytology can improve prediction of advanced upper tract urothelial carcinoma. J Urol. 2010 Jul; 184(1):69-73.
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Further experience with the vascular hitch (laparoscopic transposition of lower pole crossing vessels): an alternate treatment for pediatric ureterovascular ureteropelvic junction obstruction. J Urol. 2008 Oct; 180(4 Suppl):1832-6; discussion 1836.
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Splenic cyst presenting as severe hydronephrosis in a pediatric patient: part 2. Eur Urol. 2008 Feb; 53(2):446-7.