Hydronephrosis in babies & children - causes, symptoms and treatment in Malaysia

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𝗛𝘆𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗽𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘀 is a condition, affecting about 1 in 100 babies, where urine overfills or backs up into the kidney, causing the kidney to swell.

Infants with hydronephrosis may be diagnosed before (prenatal) or after (postnatal) birth.

A telltale symptom of possible hydroephrosis is a urinary tract infection.

Left untreated, hydronephrosis can cause serious and irreversible serious damage which can have lifelong effects on a baby or child.

In this video Dr Nada explains all about Hydronephrosis in babies and children and how to treat it in Malaysia.

- What is it?
- What causes it?
- What are the problems it causes?
- What are the symptoms?
- What is the treatment?
- What is recovery like?

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Hi, I’m Dr. Nada Sudhakaran, a paediatric surgeon specialising in Keyhole Surgery – a procedure that helps your child experience less pain, recover faster & gives you peace of mind. I am based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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