Journal article
Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction by a Long Intraluminal Polyp and a Concurrent Crossing Vein in a Symptomatic 8-Year-old Child
Abstract
Ureteropelvic junction obstruction due to intrinsic causes is often diagnosed antenatally during routine ultrasonography. Cases of extrinsic obstruction often present later and symptomatically, during childhood. We describe the rare case of an 8-year-old boy with a 2-day history of severe left flank pain, no fevers, and Society of Fetal Urology grade 3 hydronephrosis on ultrasonography. Laparoscopic dismembered pyeloplasty revealed a left …
Authors
Ramirez DMC; Tu HYV; Braga LH
Journal
Urology, Vol. 86, No. 3, pp. 599–601
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
September 2015
DOI
10.1016/j.urology.2015.05.009
ISSN
0090-4295