What is mild hydronephrosis?

Answer by  worker2614 (137)

The kidney has a place that collects and if there is hydronephrosis, then there is a dilation of this part of the kidney. Urine can become trapped and causes the kidney to expand.

Answer by  worker7186 (198)

Hydronephrosis is caused when there is a build up of urine in the basion to the baby's kidney. This is potentaly very dangerous because the build up causes the baby's kidney to enlarge and it could possible stop the baby's kidney to stop producing urine. Since your condition is mild it will probly be easy for the doctor to correct.

Answer by  leize (222)

• hydronephrosis is swelling of one kidney due to urine backup. Occurs with a disease but it is not a disease itself, associated with; acute unilateral obstructive uropathy, Vesicoureteric reflux(backflow of urine from bladder to kidney) • , Nephrolithiasis (kidney stones), Hydronephrosis that occurs without known cause during pregnancy. Symptoms: Flank pain, Abdominal mass.

Answer by  Hasan72 (572)

Mild Hydronephrosis refers to the condition of finding water collection in the urinary collecting system. It may be a physiologic variation.