A 48-Year-Old Woman Is Evaluated for Postcoital Bleeding and Vaginal

A 48-year-old woman is evaluated for postcoital bleeding and vaginal discharge.  Pelvic examination shows a friable mass at the cervix that bleeds easily on touch.  Cervical biopsy confirms invasive squamous cell cancer confined to the cervix and uterus.  Lymph node metastases are not seen.  A radical hysterectomy is performed during which the right ureter is accidentally injured but then repaired.  Imaging studies performed after the surgery show a partial obstruction of the right ureter with mild dilation of the proximal collecting system.  Which of the following changes are most likely to be seen in the right kidney?

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) E

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