Disease or Syndrome
obstructive nephropathy
[ uhb-struhk-tiv nuh-frop-uh-thee ]
Definitions related to obstructive nephropathy:
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Nephropathy that is caused by an impediment to flow in the urinary tract.NICHD Pediatric TerminologyU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Renal damage and impaired renal function secondary to urinary tract obstruction.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Renal damage secondary to crystal deposition in the tubular lumen or blockage of urinary outflow in the bladder or urethra. Lesion is characterized by interstitial granulomatous inflammation often with epithelioid cells and multinucleated giant cells, crystal deposition or evidence of blockage of the ureters (e.g. proteinaceous plug in male mice). (INHAND)CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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