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Ureteral obstruction

MedGen UID:
12012
Concept ID:
C0041956
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Ureteral obstruction (disease)
SNOMED CT: Occlusion of ureter (20018005); Obstruction of ureter (766956009); Ureteral obstruction (766956009)
 
HPO: HP:0006000
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0003329

Definition

Obstruction of the flow of urine through the ureter. [from HPO]

Conditions with this feature

Cutis laxa, X-linked
MedGen UID:
82793
Concept ID:
C0268353
Congenital Abnormality
Occipital horn syndrome (OHS) is a rare connective tissue disorder characterized by hyperelastic and bruisable skin, hernias, bladder diverticula, hyperextensible joints, varicosities, and multiple skeletal abnormalities. The disorder is sometimes accompanied by mild neurologic impairment, and bony abnormalities of the occiput are a common feature, giving rise to the name (summary by Das et al., 1995).

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Tabib C, Nethala D, Kozel Z, Okeke Z
Int J Urol 2020 Jul;27(7):591-598. Epub 2020 Apr 6 doi: 10.1111/iju.14235. PMID: 32253785
Tanaka T, Masumori N
Int J Urol 2020 May;27(5):387-394. Epub 2020 Mar 12 doi: 10.1111/iju.14218. PMID: 32166828
Kumar S, Ameli-Renani S, Hakim A, Jeon JH, Shrivastava S, Patel U
Br J Radiol 2014 Dec;87(1044):20140169. Epub 2014 Oct 6 doi: 10.1259/bjr.20140169. PMID: 25284426Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Tabib C, Nethala D, Kozel Z, Okeke Z
Int J Urol 2020 Jul;27(7):591-598. Epub 2020 Apr 6 doi: 10.1111/iju.14235. PMID: 32253785
Krajewski W, Wojciechowska J, Dembowski J, Zdrojowy R, Szydełko T
Adv Clin Exp Med 2017 Aug;26(5):857-864. doi: 10.17219/acem/59509. PMID: 29068584
Kolli KP, LaBerge JM
Tech Vasc Interv Radiol 2016 Sep;19(3):218-27. Epub 2016 Jun 3 doi: 10.1053/j.tvir.2016.06.007. PMID: 27641456
Herr A, Malhotra A, White M, Siskin G
Tech Vasc Interv Radiol 2016 Sep;19(3):182-93. Epub 2016 Jun 4 doi: 10.1053/j.tvir.2016.06.003. PMID: 27641452
Karlin GS, Smith AD
Urol Clin North Am 1988 Aug;15(3):439-44. PMID: 3407035

Diagnosis

Thiessen C, Arslan G, Roberts J, Freise C
Am J Transplant 2021 Apr;21(4):1657-1659. doi: 10.1111/ajt.16361. PMID: 33788991
Shankel SW
Am J Case Rep 2018 Jan 16;19:57-60. doi: 10.12659/ajcr.906238. PMID: 29335398Free PMC Article
Kumar S, Ameli-Renani S, Hakim A, Jeon JH, Shrivastava S, Patel U
Br J Radiol 2014 Dec;87(1044):20140169. Epub 2014 Oct 6 doi: 10.1259/bjr.20140169. PMID: 25284426Free PMC Article
Tseng TY, Stoller ML
Clin Geriatr Med 2009 Aug;25(3):437-43. doi: 10.1016/j.cger.2009.06.003. PMID: 19765491
Karlin GS, Smith AD
Urol Clin North Am 1988 Aug;15(3):439-44. PMID: 3407035

Therapy

Tabib C, Nethala D, Kozel Z, Okeke Z
Int J Urol 2020 Jul;27(7):591-598. Epub 2020 Apr 6 doi: 10.1111/iju.14235. PMID: 32253785
Sampogna G, Grasso A, Montanari E
Minerva Urol Nefrol 2018 Jun;70(3):275-285. Epub 2018 Mar 28 doi: 10.23736/S0393-2249.18.03035-7. PMID: 29595037
Chew BH, Lange D
Curr Opin Urol 2016 May;26(3):277-82. doi: 10.1097/MOU.0000000000000275. PMID: 26840739
Elsamra SE, Leavitt DA, Motato HA, Friedlander JI, Siev M, Keheila M, Hoenig DM, Smith AD, Okeke Z
Int J Urol 2015 Jul;22(7):629-36. Epub 2015 May 6 doi: 10.1111/iju.12795. PMID: 25950837
Kumar S, Ameli-Renani S, Hakim A, Jeon JH, Shrivastava S, Patel U
Br J Radiol 2014 Dec;87(1044):20140169. Epub 2014 Oct 6 doi: 10.1259/bjr.20140169. PMID: 25284426Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Värelä S, Omling E, Börjesson A, Salö M
J Pediatr Urol 2021 Feb;17(1):102.e1-102.e7. Epub 2020 Nov 4 doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2020.10.031. PMID: 33218882
Thongprayoon C, Krambeck AE, Rule AD
Nat Rev Nephrol 2020 Dec;16(12):736-746. Epub 2020 Aug 4 doi: 10.1038/s41581-020-0320-7. PMID: 32753740
Hernández Garcia E, Ruiz Fuentes MC, Gracia Guindo MC, Lopez Gonzalez Gila JD, Ruiz Fuentes N, Osuna Ortega A
Transplant Proc 2020 Mar;52(2):527-529. Epub 2020 Feb 13 doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2019.11.047. PMID: 32061424
Carlström M
Acta Paediatr 2019 Jan;108(1):50-57. Epub 2018 Jul 24 doi: 10.1111/apa.14482. PMID: 29959876
Karlin GS, Smith AD
Urol Clin North Am 1988 Aug;15(3):439-44. PMID: 3407035

Clinical prediction guides

Haifler M, Shvero A, Zilberman D, Ramon J, Winkler H, Margel D, Kleinmann N
J Endourol 2020 Feb;34(2):222-226. doi: 10.1089/end.2019.0685. PMID: 31724450
Martínez-Klimova E, Aparicio-Trejo OE, Tapia E, Pedraza-Chaverri J
Biomolecules 2019 Apr 8;9(4) doi: 10.3390/biom9040141. PMID: 30965656Free PMC Article
Kolli KP, LaBerge JM
Tech Vasc Interv Radiol 2016 Sep;19(3):218-27. Epub 2016 Jun 3 doi: 10.1053/j.tvir.2016.06.007. PMID: 27641456
Herr A, Malhotra A, White M, Siskin G
Tech Vasc Interv Radiol 2016 Sep;19(3):182-93. Epub 2016 Jun 4 doi: 10.1053/j.tvir.2016.06.003. PMID: 27641452
Caspary L
Vasa 2016 Jan;45(1):17-29. doi: 10.1024/0301-1526/a000491. PMID: 26986706

Recent systematic reviews

Hinojosa-Gonzalez DE, Segall MR, Eisner BH
J Urol 2023 Nov;210(5):739-749. Epub 2023 Jul 10 doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000003616. PMID: 37428119
Greenwald D, Mohanty A, Andolfi C, Gundeti MS
J Endourol 2022 Apr;36(4):448-461. doi: 10.1089/end.2021.0363. PMID: 34806401
Sampogna G, Grasso A, Montanari E
Minerva Urol Nefrol 2018 Jun;70(3):275-285. Epub 2018 Mar 28 doi: 10.23736/S0393-2249.18.03035-7. PMID: 29595037
Khoo CC, Abboudi H, Cartwright R, El-Husseiny T, Dasgupta R
Urology 2018 Aug;118:12-20. Epub 2018 May 24 doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2018.01.019. PMID: 29408390
Skolarikos A, Dellis A, Knoll T
Urolithiasis 2015 Feb;43(1):5-12. Epub 2014 Nov 2 doi: 10.1007/s00240-014-0736-2. PMID: 25362543

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