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What Causes Hydronephrosis?

Hello sir recent ultra sound finding are severe hydro nephrosis and 22 mm renal cal culi. Doctors advises us to go for certain blood test and important that ct scan please suggests what s the cause my brother age is 26 yrs with no habits no history of diabetes and bp..
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urine is carried from kidneys via ureters to the urinary bladder n then outside...when there is blockage in these tubes due to stone etc then urine keeps collecting in kidney as its passage is blocked,this condition is called as hydronephrosis...ur brother needs surgery or laser removal of that blockage caused by stone
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What Causes Hydronephrosis?

Hello.. urine is carried from kidneys via ureters to the urinary bladder n then outside...when there is blockage in these tubes due to stone etc then urine keeps collecting in kidney as its passage is blocked,this condition is called as hydronephrosis...ur brother needs surgery or laser removal of that blockage caused by stone