"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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Hydronephrosis" by people in this website by year, and whether "Hydronephrosis" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1998 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1999 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2000 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2001 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2002 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2003 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 2004 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2005 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2017 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Hydronephrosis" by people in Profiles.
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Diagnostic Test Characteristics of Ultrasound-Based Hydronephrosis for Chronic Kidney Disease in Children and Adolescents With Myelomeningocele: Results From the UMPIRE and National Spina Bifida Patient Registry Cohort Studies. J Urol. 2025 Mar; 213(3):341-349.
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The conundrum of high-grade hydronephrosis with non-obstructive drainage on diuretic renography. J Pediatr Urol. 2024; 20 Suppl 1:S11-S17.
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Endoscopic treatment of primary obstructive megaureter with high pressure balloon dilation in infants. J Pediatr Urol. 2024 02; 20(1):67-74.
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Survival of Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Treated with Radical Cystectomy and Risk Factors of Glomerular Filtration Rate Loss Following Radical Cystectomy: Two Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses of Interplay Between Radical Cystectomy and Renal Function. Eur Urol Focus. 2024 Jan; 10(1):169-181.
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Indwelling stents cause obstruction and induce ureteral injury and fibrosis in a porcine model. BJU Int. 2023 03; 131(3):367-375.
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Re: Letter to the editor 'risk of urinary tract infection in patients with hydroureter: An analysis from the society of fetal urology prenatal hydronephrosis registry'. J Pediatr Urol. 2022 Oct; 18(5):720-721.
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Home bladder pressure measurements correlate with urodynamic storage pressures and high-grade hydronephrosis in children with spina bifida. J Pediatr Urol. 2022 08; 18(4):503.e1-503.e7.
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Continuous antibiotic prophylaxis in isolated prenatal hydronephrosis. J Pediatr Urol. 2022 06; 18(3):363.e1-363.e7.
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Artificial Intelligence Applications in Urology: Reporting Standards to Achieve Fluency for Urologists. Urol Clin North Am. 2022 Feb; 49(1):65-117.
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Risk of urinary tract infection in patients with hydroureter: An analysis from the Society of Fetal Urology Prenatal Hydronephrosis Registry. J Pediatr Urol. 2021 Dec; 17(6):775-781.