Download full-text PDF

Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emj.2010.104471DOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

massive pelviureteric
4
pelviureteric junction
4
junction obstruction
4
obstruction role
4
role focused
4
focused ultrasound
4
ultrasound emergency
4
emergency investigation
4
investigation abdominal
4
abdominal masses
4

Similar Publications

Giant hydronephrosis secondary to ureterocele with duplex system in adults: Report of a case.

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.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Page Kidney in a Child with Severe Pelviureteric Junction Obstruction.

Case Rep Urol

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.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Surgical treatment and outcome of mega-hydronephrosis due to pelviureteric junction stenosis.

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.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

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.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!