An Adult Case of Severe Asymptomatic Bilateral Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction.

Case Rep Nephrol

Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, USA.

Published: September 2023

While ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction is a well-recognized cause of unilateral or bilateral upper urinary tract dilatation in infants and the pediatric population, its occurrence in adults is less recognized. We present the case of a 68-year-old man who was being evaluated for chronic orthostatic hypotension and was incidentally found to have asymptomatic microscopic hematuria on urinalysis. A CT scan of the abdomen/pelvis, without and with contrast, revealed severe bilateral hydronephrosis due to UPJ obstruction. The patient has remained asymptomatic with preserved normal renal function over 7 years of follow-up.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10511292PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/9355564DOI Listing

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