Treatment:

Placing a Foley catheter may relieve the obstruction. Other treatment options include draining the bladder or relieving pressure through percutaneous nephrostomy tubes. Once the blockage is treated, attention must be paid to treat the underlying cause (such as an enlarged prostate).

Expectations (prognosis):

Advances in fetal ultrasound have given specialists the ability to diagnose problems caused by bilateral obstruction of the urinary tract in the developing fetus. If an obstruction is detected in a fetus, surgery shortly after birth will improve kidney function.

Newborns who have been previously diagnosed with obstruction while still in the uterus can receive prompt surgical correction of the defects, often with good results.

Complications:

Renal insufficiency or failure may develop as a complication of many of the disorders associated with hydronephrosis.

Calling your health care provider:

This disorder is usually discovered by the health care provider.