What does Pyonephrosis mean?
Pyonephrosis—pus in the renal pelvis—results from urinary tract obstruction in the presence of pyelonephritis. Purulent exudate (inflammatory cells, infectious organisms, and necrotic, sloughed urothelium) collects in the hydronephrotic collecting system (“pus under pressure”) and forms an abscess.
What does Uropathy mean?
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 can result in significant kidney damage. Your urinary tract includes your kidneys and bladder.
What is Ureterovesical reflux?
Vesicoureteral (ves-ih-koe-yoo-REE-tur-ul) reflux is the abnormal flow of urine from your bladder back up the tubes (ureters) that connect your kidneys to your bladder. Normally, urine flows from your kidneys through the ureters down to your bladder. It’s not supposed to flow back up.
What is Hydropyonephrosis?
[ hī′drō-pī′ō-nə-frō′sĭs ] n. The accumulation of purulent urine in the pelvis and calices of the kidneys, usually the result of bacterial infection following obstruction of the ureter.
How is pyonephrosis diagnosed?
The diagnosis of pyonephrosis is suspected when the clinical symptoms of fever and flank pain are combined with the radiologic evidence of obstruction to the urinary tract. Sonography gives a prompt diagnosis of hydronephrosis, and needle puncture of the kidney yields pus and establishes the presence of pyonephrosis.
How do you spell uropathy?
uropathy
- uropathy. [u-rop´ah-the] any disease in the urinary tract.
- u·rop·a·thy. (yū-rop’ă-thē), Any disorder involving the urinary tract. [uro- + G. pathos, suffering]
- ur·op·a·thy. (yūr-op’ă-thē) Any disorder involving the urinary tract. [uro- + G. pathos, suffering]
What’s the difference between oliguria and anuria?
Oliguria is defined as a daily urine volume of less than 400 mL and has a worse prognosis. Anuria is defined as a urine output of less than 100 mL/day and, if abrupt in onset, suggests bilateral obstruction or catastrophic injury to both kidneys.
Why does my pee go backwards?
Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is when pee moves backward from the bladder to the kidneys. Normally, pee flows from the kidneys down to the bladder. Kids with mild cases of VUR often don’t need treatment. Those with more serious symptoms might need to take antibiotics to prevent infection.
What is the UVJ Junction?
The ureterovesical junction is located where the ureter (the tube that drains urine from the kidney) meets the bladder. Ureterovesical junction (UVJ) obstruction refers to a blockage to this area.