Review Article
Acute Kidney Injury Caused by Obstructive Nephropathy
Table 1
Causes of obstructive AKI.
| Posterior to the bladder | Benign prostatic hyperplasia, cancer, stretching, clotting, acute urinary retention |
| Ureter | Bilateral obstruction (or unilateral obstruction in patients with a solitary kidney) caused by kidney stones, cancer, or retroperitoneal fibrosis |
| Renal pelvis | Papillary necrosis, kidney stones |
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