Review Article

Acute Kidney Injury Caused by Obstructive Nephropathy

Table 1

Causes of obstructive AKI.

Posterior to the bladderBenign prostatic hyperplasia, cancer, stretching, clotting, acute urinary retention

UreterBilateral obstruction (or unilateral obstruction in patients with a solitary kidney) caused by kidney stones, cancer, or retroperitoneal fibrosis

Renal pelvisPapillary necrosis, kidney stones