title: Complicated hydronephrosis of pregnancy.
abstract: The aggravated course during pregnancy of previously moderate hydronephrosis due to functional obstruction at the pelvi-ureteral junction is described. One patient underwent nephrectomy after parturition, because of severe hematuria, while another woman had a percutaneous nephrostomy in late pregnancy but could complete her pregnancy without further renal damage.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography