Kidney Stone Blockage Infection. Hydronephrosis is the swelling of a kidney due to a build up of urine. Sometimes incorrectly called blood poisoning sepsis is the body s often deadly response to infection.
Patients with kidney stones can have a blockage at any age. When a normal kidney stone causes obstruction infection does not usually occur. Ureteral obstruction can be curable.
When a normal kidney stone causes obstruction infection does not usually occur.
Patients with kidney stones can have a blockage at any age. The term blocked kidney usually refers to a condition that impairs drainage of urine from the kidney. Yes kidney stones can definitely cause a urinary tract infection since they can lead to a blockage that makes it more difficult to empty the bladder. This is called hydronephrosis.