Management of Upper Urinary Tract Obstruction: Difference between revisions
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* '''See Pediatrics Surgery of the Ureter Chapter Notes''' | * '''See Pediatrics Surgery of the Ureter Chapter Notes''' | ||
=== Etiology === | === Etiology === | ||
* '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Classified: congenital vs. acquired</span> or intrinsic vs. extrinsic''' | * '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Classified: congenital vs. acquired</span> or intrinsic vs. extrinsic''' | ||
** '''Congenital UPJO usually results from intrinsic disease''' | ** Most cases are congenital, but may only become clinically apparent much later in life | ||
***'''Congenital UPJO usually results from intrinsic disease''' | |||
***Many newborns diagnosed with hydronephrosis are subsequently found to have ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) | |||
*** '''UPJO in the neonates is most frequently found as a result of maternal-fetal ultrasound''' | |||
* '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Congenital causes of UPJO (5):</span><span style="color:#0000ff"> SHAVA</span>''' | * '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Congenital causes of UPJO (5):</span><span style="color:#0000ff"> SHAVA</span>''' | ||
*# '''<span style="color:#ff0000">True ureteral </span><span style="color:#0000ff">S</span><span style="color:#ff0000">tricture</span>''' | *# '''<span style="color:#ff0000">True ureteral </span><span style="color:#0000ff">S</span><span style="color:#ff0000">tricture</span>''' |