title: [Urinary obstruction].
abstract: Obstructive uropathy is a result of the particular tubular configuration of the urinary tract and involves virtually all its organs. This review analyses upper urinary tract obstructions as well as a number of lower urinary tract conditions whenever the circumstances of the urological disease progress so advises it. A comprehensive exposition is made of the different types of obstruction, the basic pathophysiological principles and the respective anatomical transposition. The pathophysiological features characterising intrauterine obstructions, obstructions occurring during pregnancy and in the elderly are also highlighted. Finally an updated analysis is made of the diagnostic contribution made by all techniques susceptible to be used when dealing with obstructive uropathies highlighting the prognostic relevance of early diagnosis and treatment. The hope placed in the use of modern techniques to establish a differential diagnosis of chronic obstructive uropathy is also emphasised.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urología, Hospital Ntra. Sra. de la Esperanza, Barcelona.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Ballesteros Sampol
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology