Four cases of a form of obstructive uropathy previously unreported in children are described. All presented with oligoanuria and either flank pain or fluid retention and had evidence of crystalline sludge in their lower ureters. Three cases had an underlying crystalluria. Currently children who present with oligoanuria after acute dehydrating or diarrhoeal illnesses are invariably assumed to ha...

We report an unusual case of adenoviral nephritis in a 45-year-old woman who presented with fever, gross haematuria, acute kidney injury and obstructive uropathy 17 months following renal transplantation. Adenoviral nephritis was confirmed with immunohistochemistry. We identified 10 other published cases of adenoviral nephritis proven by immunohistochemistry. Obstructive uropathy has been repor...

Rhabdomyosarcoma ( ) is the commonest soft tissue sarcoma in children. Of these bladder-prostate ( ) is RMS BP RMS one of the most common primary sites. Treatment of these has recently revolved predominantly around chemotherapy with adjunct radiotherapy. Surgical excision is reserved for non responding cases. We present the case of a 2 year old boy with BP RMS who had a turbulent course during ...

Articles of sonography or CT-guided percutaneous needle biopsy of the different renal parenchymal disease have been published in the literatures. However, tissue confirmation of the urotract lesion is difficult to be obtained by the percutaneous approach because most of the lesions are small and no definite mass could be demonstrated on imaging studies. Percutaneous nephrostomy is a standard pr...

Abstract Double J (DJ) stents are placed in patients with obstructive uropathy to relieve the obstruction. Curved ends prevent slippage or migration of stent. Antegrade into urinary bladder retrograde ureter common complications. Mode retrieval migrated depends upon location We present a case series four cases percutaneous snaring cephalad DJ pediatric patients.

Primary small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (SCNEC) is a rare high-grade malignant neoplasm with differentiation derived from the urothelium. Herein, we report case which presented symptomatic anaemia secondary to haematuria, complicated acute kidney injury following obstructive uropathy caused by SCNEC, along discussion of clinical presentation, radiological imaging and pathological findings d...