Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Hydroureter
HP:0000072
What it means
The distention of the ureter with urine.
Rare diseases that can present with this24
Very common80–99%
4Common30–79%
8- 46,XX difference of sex development-anorectal anomalies syndrome
- Atresia of urethra
- Baraitser-Winter cerebrofrontofacial syndrome
- CHAND syndrome
- Megacystis-microcolon-intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome
- Microphthalmia, Lenz type
- Microphthalmia-microtia-fetal akinesia syndrome
- Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome
The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.
Part of the broader category
Also called: Dilated ureter · Megaureter · Swelling of ureter · Ureteral dilatation · Uroureter · Wide ureter
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