Giant hydronephrosis in adults: the great mimic. Early diagnosis with ultrasound.
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Giant hydronephrosis in adults is uncommon and often misdiagnosed clinically. We present three cases of giant hydronephrosis in adults secondary to ureteric calculous obstruction, two of whom presented with an acute abdomen and one with an indirect inguinal hernia. All patients were diagnosed promptly with ultrasound.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Postgraduate medical journal
دوره 71 837 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1995