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Obstructive Uropathy, Pyonephrosis, and Reflux Nephropathy in Adults

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Radiological Imaging of the Kidney

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Urinary tract obstruction is a clinical situation which may clearly defined by imaging. The different causes of renal obstruction may be easily detected by ultrasound (US) and characterized thanks to the panoramicity of the new imaging modality such as computed tomography urography (CTU) and magnetic resonance urography (MRU). Pyonephrosis represents the chronic suppurative infection in an obstructed kidney. Gray-scale US with tissue harmonic imaging represents the most sensitive imaging technique to detect pyonephrosis. The vesico-ureteral reflux is the retrograde flow of urine from the bladder toward the kidney.

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Quaia, E., Martingano, P., Cavallaro, M. (2010). Obstructive Uropathy, Pyonephrosis, and Reflux Nephropathy in Adults. In: Quaia, E. (eds) Radiological Imaging of the Kidney. Medical Radiology(). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-87597-0_14

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