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BJR Case Rep
September 2020
Department of Renal Medicine, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom.
Retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF) is a rare systemic disease. Two-third of the cases are idiopathic but assumed to have autoimmune process related to IgG-4. It is often a diagnosis of exclusion due to its non-specific clinical presentation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFQ J Nucl Med Mol Imaging
August 2010
University Hospital St Pierre, Brussels, Belgium.
The aim of this work is to present to the reader the practical experience of three clinicians having actively participated to the publication of the guidelines on renography in children. The present publication should be considered as a practical guide. We have underlined good practice, obvious errors to avoid, common pitfalls which might be overlooked, some items for which more than one reasonable solution exists and finally a few controversial points, for which there is still no agreement and no solid evidence to resolve these issues.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAm J Kidney Dis
April 2007
Department of Medicine, Renal Unit, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong, SAR.
We report an unusual case of veno-caliceal fistula that developed because of high ureteric pressure caused by graft ureteric stricture after kidney transplantation in a 60-year-old patient. We further confirmed its presence with radiological images. Recirculation of creatinine and other uremic toxins resulted in a biochemical picture of renal failure in the presence of normal kidney function, confirmed by normal scintigraphy findings.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAn Pediatr (Barc)
January 2006
Sección de Nefrología Pediátrica, Instituto Oncológico de Guipúzcoa, Hospital Donostia, San Sebastián, Spain.
Introduction: Currently, consensus is lacking on the indications for surgery in primary congenital unilateral hydronephrosis.
Objectives: To analyze the clinical characteristics, treatment and outcome of severe asymptomatic primary congenital unilateral hydronephrosis (grades 3 and 4).
Patients And Methods: We performed a retrospective study of 98 neonates with severe primary congenital unilateral hydronephrosis.
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