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Arch Ital Urol Androl
December 2020
Department of Surgery, Urology Unit, ATS Sardegna - ASSL Carbonia, Ospedale Sirai, Carbonia.
Giant hydronephrosis in adults is a rare entity. It is defined as an extensive dilatation of the pyelocaliceal cavities occupying a large part of the abdominal cavity. Giant hydronephrosis is usually due to pelvi-ureteric junction obstruction and is usually diagnosed in children and infants.
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August 2020
Clinical Associate Professor, University of Western Australia, Paediatric Urologist, Perth Children's Hospital, 12 Hospital Ave, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia.
There are various causes of Reno Vascular Hypertension in children reported in the literature. Amongst these, Page kidney gets a rare mention. This phenomenon is a result of the accumulation of blood or urine in the perinephric or subcapsular space, resulting in compression of renal parenchyma, microvascular ischemia, alteration in the renin-angiotensin apparatus, and high renin hypertension.
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October 2011
South London Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK.
Pediatr Surg Int
November 2006
Department of Pediatric General and Urogenital Surgery, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan.
To study the surgical treatment and outcome of hydronephrosis secondary to pelviureteric junction obstruction (PUJS) that is so massive that the renal pelvis crosses over the vertebral column [mega-hydronephrosis (MH)]. Of the 40 cases of PUJS we treated over the past 5 years, 6 cases had MH secondary to PUJS (MH-PUJS) in 6 renal units and were reviewed. Incidence of MH was 15.
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June 2005
Department of Clinical Imaging, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, Devon PL6 8DH, UK.
Malignant and benign causes of inferior vena cava (IVC) occlusion and compression are recognized. Cases of benign IVC compression with associated distal thrombus formation have not however been frequently described. We present two cases of benign external IVC compression associated with distal thrombus formation; one resulting from a giant, benign, hepatic cyst, and another due to pelviureteric junction obstruction, resulting in massive hydronephrosis.
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