To cite: Prakash J, Swami V, Singh BP, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2013-200713 DESCRIPTION A 35-year-old man with no significant medical history presented with an 8-month history of dull pain in his right-lower abdomen. There was no relevant family history. Intravenous urography (IVU) was performed in a peripheral hospital (figure 1A–C)...

Ultrasonography (US), radiography of the kidneys, ureters and bladder (RKUB), intravenous urography (IVU) and especially non-enchanced CT are well established diagnostic modalities in screening patients with urolithiasis, while not always fully diagnostic especially when obstructive uropathy or calculous pyelonephritis are present . Diuretic renal scintigraphy (DRS) can determine obstruction, m...

Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome is a rare developmental failure of Müllerian ducts. Principle clinical features of MRKH syndrome are primary amenorrhoea associated with congenital absence of vagina, uterine anomalies, normal ovaries, 46 XX karyotype with normal female secondary sexual characteristics and frequent association with renal, skeletal, and other congenital anomalies. A...

population is important in the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of renal disease1. Renal size estimation can be performed measuring renal length, renal volume, cortical thickness or volume. The most accurate of these parameters is renal volume2,3, as the shape of kidney varies considerably. Renal length is, however, the most clinically useful parameter, due to its low inter-observer variation...

PURPOSE To describe our technique and experience with retroperitoneoscopic upper pole nephroureterectomy in duplex kidney, focusing on the role of dilated upper ureter. MATERIALS AND METHODS From November 2004 to August 2011, retroperitoneoscopic upper pole nephroureterectomy was performed in 31 patients with a duplex kidney by a single, experienced laparoscopic surgeon. We developed our own ...

Background/Aim. Retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF) represents a chronic pathological process characterized by fibrosis which entraps and compresses the ureters and the great blood vessels in the retroperitoneal space. A specific form of RPF is idiopathic RPF, an uncommon collagen vascular disease of unclear etiology. The series of 15 patients which underwent open surgical repair due to idiopathic R...

BACKGROUND This study was carried out to determine whether or not there is a significant relationship between the radiologic anatomy of the lower calyx, as seen on preoperative intravenous urography (IVU), and the outcome of stone clearance after extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) for lower renal calyceal stones. METHODS Between June 1998 and April 2007, 112 patients with a solitary ...

PURPOSE To assess whether bowel preparation prior to kidney-ureter-bladder (KUB) radiography and intravenous urography (IVU) are of value in improving visualization of the urinary system. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 186 patients participated in this study. Thirty-nine patients with chronic constipation based on Rome III criteria and 147 patients with normal bowel habits were included. Al...

BACKGROUND Ureteral stenting has been a fundamental part of various urological procedures. Selecting a ureteral stent of optimal length is important for decreasing the incidence of stent migration and complications. The aim of the present study was to develop and internally validate a model for predicting the ureteral length for ureteral stent insertion. METHODS This study included a total of...

Blind-ending ureteral duplication is a rare congenital anomaly of the urinary system, with only a few cases reported in the literature.1 The anomaly is diagnosed three times more frequently in women than in men, and twice as often on the right side. It has also been reported in twins and sisters.2 The majority of cases are diagnosed in the third or fourth decade of life. Many of these blind seg...