Items tagged “kidney”
344 results found
Case
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
Published
11 Jul 2015
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CT
Case
Lithium-induced renal disease
Published
06 Aug 2015
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MRI
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Fraley syndrome
Fraley syndrome is the eponymous term for a dilated calyx (hydrocalyx) due to compression of a calyceal infundibulum from an adjacent artery or vein.
Epidemiology
It is a rare cause of obstruction of the collecting system. Involvement of an upper pole calyx is more common with the right side k...
Article
Fat-containing renal lesions
There are numerous fat-containing renal lesions, including:
renal angiomyolipoma
renal cell carcinoma (often has calcifications when contains macroscopic fat)
Wilms tumor
renal oncocytoma
renal or perirenal lipoma/liposarcoma
Non-mass lesions may also occasionally contain fat:
renal junct...
Article
Hematuria (adult)
Hematuria occurs when blood enters the urinary collecting system and is excreted in the urine. There are many etiologies for hematuria, and they range from benign and transient to gravely concerning. Hematuria can derive from the kidneys, ureters, bladder, prostate (in men), or urethra. Imaging ...
Case
Upper tract urothelial carcinoma
Published
16 Sep 2015
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Pathology
Ultrasound
CT
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Ectopic kidney (sacral kidney)
Published
18 Sep 2015
97% complete
CT
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Horseshoe kidney with ureteral stone
Published
21 Sep 2015
100% complete
CT
Article
Renal arteriovenous malformation
Renal arteriovenous malformations (renal AVMs) are an uncommon vascular anomaly, which may be confused with a renal arteriovenous fistula (renal AVF).
Pathology
Like arteriovenous malformations elsewhere in the body, a renal AVM is formed by a connection between the arterial and venous structu...
Case
Perirenal hematoma - post biopsy
Published
26 Sep 2015
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CT
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Nephroblastomatosis
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30 Sep 2015
70% complete
Ultrasound
MRI
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Distal ureteric calculus causing partial obstruction
Published
04 Oct 2015
94% complete
Ultrasound
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Pancake kidney
Published
01 Nov 2015
92% complete
CT
Case
Lobster claw sign - papillary necrosis
Published
21 Oct 2015
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Diagram
Case
Normal retrograde pyelography of a native and transplant kidney
Published
22 Oct 2015
94% complete
Fluoroscopy
Article
Tamm-Horsfall proteins
Tamm-Horsfall proteins, also known as uromodulin, may be a cause of echogenic renal pyramids in a neonate.
Tamm-Horsfall proteins are physiologically excreted by the renal tubular epithelium. They are most often encountered on neonatal renal ultrasound, where the concentrated proteins in the re...
Article
Urinary tract infection
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common clinical condition involving the bladder (cystitis) and kidneys (pyelonephritis). It is commonly divided into 'uncomplicated' and 'complicated' infections.
Clinical presentation
painful urination
strangury
bloody, dark, cloudy urine
urinary frequen...
Article
Renal artery pseudoaneurysm
Renal artery pseudoaneurysms are uncommon vascular finding, with the majority occuring after a renal intervention.
Pathology
A renal artery pseudoaneurysm differs from a renal artery true aneurysm (as might occur in fibromuscular dysplasia) in that it does not involve all three layers of the a...
Case
Crossed fused renal ectopia (diagram)
Published
06 Nov 2015
25% complete
Diagram
Case
Peripelvic cyst of the kidney
Published
08 Feb 2016
80% complete
MRI
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