Long-term follow-up of congenital hydronephrosis in a single-center study.
Yosuke MorizawaKatsuya AokiShinji FukuiMitsuru TomizawaTakuto ShimizuKenta OnishiShunta HoriDaisuke GotohYasushi NakaiMakito MiyakeKazumasa TorimotoKen FujimotoTakeshi OtaniKiyohide FujimotoPublished in: International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association (2024)
None of the patients with grade I to II hydronephrosis required surgical treatment, and a shorter follow-up may be sufficient. Grade III to IV severe hydronephrosis should be considered for a longer and more careful follow-up, given the possibility of asymptomatic exacerbation of hydronephrosis.