Acute kidney injury in urological conditions

Kittisak Weerapolchai; Nuttha Lumlertgul; Nattachai Srisawat; Marlies Ostermann

doi:10.2478/abm-2026-0002

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Acute kidney injury in urological conditions

Asian Biomedicine

Volume 20 (2026): Issue 1 (February 2026)

By: Kittisak Weerapolchai, Nuttha Lumlertgul, Nattachai Srisawat and Marlies Ostermann

Open Access

|Feb 2026

Abstract

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a sudden deterioration of kidney function, typically diagnosed by a rise in serum creatinine (SCr) and/or a decrease in urine output. In urological conditions, AKI can result from a variety of factors such as an obstruction of the genitourinary tract, urological procedures, trauma, vascular causes, nephrotoxic drugs, or infection. Imaging plays an integral part in the diagnosis of post-renal AKI. Novel kidney biomarkers may have roles in the diagnosis and prognostication of urology-associated AKI. Finally, management consists of the correction of the underlying cause and supportive care. The prognosis of AKI in urological conditions depends on the underlying cause, the timeliness of intervention, and the patient's baseline kidney health.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/abm-2026-0002 | Journal eISSN: 1875-855X | Journal ISSN: 1905-7415

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Published on: Feb 27, 2026

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obstructive nephropathy,

urology

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