Eggshell calcification of kidney in ureteropelvic junction obstruction
Eggshell calcification of kidney in case of ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) is an uncommon finding with only a few cases reported in literature. We report a thirty-year-old symptomatic man with curvilinear calcification in hydronephrotic right kidney. Thorough investigations to rule out ge...
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Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia
2006-10-01
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| description | Eggshell calcification of kidney in case of ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) is an uncommon finding with only a few cases reported in literature. We report a thirty-year-old symptomatic man with curvilinear calcification in hydronephrotic right kidney. Thorough investigations to rule out genitourinary tuberculosis and hydatid disease of kidney were performed prior to the definitive management by laparoscopic approach. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ba5bdc40b8694a7db011f0ce9231054e2022-12-21T18:39:20ZengSociedade Brasileira de UrologiaInternational Brazilian Journal of Urology1677-55381677-61192006-10-0132555755910.1590/S1677-55382006000500008Eggshell calcification of kidney in ureteropelvic junction obstructionNarmada P. GuptaRajiv YadavEggshell calcification of kidney in case of ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) is an uncommon finding with only a few cases reported in literature. We report a thirty-year-old symptomatic man with curvilinear calcification in hydronephrotic right kidney. Thorough investigations to rule out genitourinary tuberculosis and hydatid disease of kidney were performed prior to the definitive management by laparoscopic approach.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-55382006000500008ureterhydronephrosiskidney pelviscalcinosis |
| spellingShingle | Narmada P. Gupta Rajiv Yadav Eggshell calcification of kidney in ureteropelvic junction obstruction International Brazilian Journal of Urology ureter hydronephrosis kidney pelvis calcinosis |
| title | Eggshell calcification of kidney in ureteropelvic junction obstruction |
| title_full | Eggshell calcification of kidney in ureteropelvic junction obstruction |
| title_fullStr | Eggshell calcification of kidney in ureteropelvic junction obstruction |
| title_full_unstemmed | Eggshell calcification of kidney in ureteropelvic junction obstruction |
| title_short | Eggshell calcification of kidney in ureteropelvic junction obstruction |
| title_sort | eggshell calcification of kidney in ureteropelvic junction obstruction |
| topic | ureter hydronephrosis kidney pelvis calcinosis |
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