The Ewha Medical Journal
Ewha Womans University School of Medicine
Case Report

A Case of Congenital Hydronephrosis

Ho Sun Lee, Seong Won Kwon
Corresponding author: Seong Won Kwon. Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Korea.

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Published Online: Jul 24, 2015

Abstract

The etiology of congenital hydronphrosis are obstruction of urinary tract, underdevelpment of ureteral musculature and abnormality of nerve innervation in fetal life. The onset of symptom congenital hydronephrosis appears later and there are irreversible change of renal paranchyme in most cases. Therefore require early diagnosis and treatment. We experienced a case of congenital hydronephrosis containing about 1,500cc of hydronephorotic fluid, which was caused by congenital ureteropelvic junction stenosis and report this case with review of lite rature.