Hydronephrosis at the diagnosis of bladder cancer is a significant prognostic marker for advanced malignancy, according to German researchers.

In a sterile giant hydronephrosis, the options include observation, nephrectomy and, occasionally, internal ureteric stent or nephrostomy for patients unfit for surgery.

This is one of the first studies demonstrating high performance for future diagnosis prediction in early hydronephrosis cohort. Conclusions: By predicting dilating VUR, our predictive model using ...