Giant neglected hydronephrosis in an adult diagnosed after a blunt trauma: A case report

Giant hydronephrosis is a rare urological condition which led to serious complication. We reported a rare case of giant hydronephrosis in a 21 years old male patient with no known medical issues diagnosed after a blunt trauma. Computed tomography scan of the abdomen and pelvis showed a right giant h...

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Autores principales: Al-Hajjaj, Maher, Abu-Hussein, Bilal, Alqralleh, Muna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
Materias:
Trauma and Reconstruction
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9508427/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36164378
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eucr.2022.102235
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Sumario:Giant hydronephrosis is a rare urological condition which led to serious complication. We reported a rare case of giant hydronephrosis in a 21 years old male patient with no known medical issues diagnosed after a blunt trauma. Computed tomography scan of the abdomen and pelvis showed a right giant hydronephrosis with no renal parenchyma. Simple nephrectomy with open surgery was performed. Pathology report concluded that it is a neglected ureteropelvic junction obstruction. Follow-up for three months showed no complains.

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