Journal:
:nephro-urology monthly
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konstantinos stamatiou department of urology, “tzaneion” general hospital of piraeus, athens, greece
eleni chelioti department of nephrology, “tzaneion” general hospital of piraeus, athens, greece; department of nephrology, “tzaneion” general hospital of piraeus, agias lavras 111str, 15773 athens, greece. tel: +30-6976620560, fax: +30-2104532732
aikaterini tsavari department of pathology, “tzaneion” general hospital of piraeus, athens, greece
kalliroi koulia department of pathology, “tzaneion” general hospital of piraeus, athens, greece
alexia papalexandrou department of nephrology, “tzaneion” general hospital of piraeus, athens, greece
evdokia efthymiou department of nephrology, “tzaneion” general hospital of piraeus, athens, greece
μalakoplakia is a rare inflammatory condition of the urogenital tract. the most frequently affected organ is urinary bladder. this condition has features of a granulomatous inflammation, the pathogenesis of which is not well understood. in this study, we presented a case of urinary bladder malakoplakia associated with advanced obstructive uropathy and renal failure.