Symptoms Of Hydronephrosis

Failure To Thrive

Failure to thrive is seen in infants with hydronephrosis. Infants who have been diagnosed with this condition usually have a congenital malformation that causes urine to back up in the kidneys. They can also have kidney stones or cysts that are causing hydronephrosis. Often, babies can be diagnosed while still in the womb. Failure to thrive, also called faltering weight, is what it is called when infants display insufficient weight gain or lose weight. Infants who have been diagnosed with hydronephrosis are unable to grow physically and develop normally. Doctors can treat infantile hydronephrosis with neonatal surgery if the case is severe, or they can wait and see if the condition improves on its own.