Items tagged “kidney”

344 results found
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Renal infarction - renal vein thrombosis

  Diagnosis probable
The Radswiki
Published 20 Oct 2010
53% complete
CT
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Duplex collecting system

  Diagnosis possible
The Radswiki
Published 20 Oct 2010
35% complete
Ultrasound
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Pelviureteric junction obstruction

  Diagnosis almost certain
The Radswiki
Published 20 Oct 2010
45% complete
CT
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Crossed fused renal ectopia

Crossed fused renal ectopia refers to an anomaly where the kidneys are fused and located on the same side of the midline. Epidemiology The estimated incidence is around 1 out of 1000 births 1. There is a recognized male predilection with a 2:1 male to female ratio. More than 90% of crossed ren...
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Duplex kidney

  Diagnosis certain
Hani Makky Al Salam
Published 10 Nov 2010
75% complete
X-ray Ultrasound
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Rhabdoid tumor of the kidney

Rhabdoid tumor of the kidney is a rare, highly aggressive malignancy of early childhood, closely related to atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors (AT/RT) of the brain (see rhabdoid tumors). Epidemiology Rhabdoid tumors occur exclusively in children, with 60% occurring before the age of 1 year of a...
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Renal, splenic and hepatic lacerations

  Diagnosis certain
Hani Makky Al Salam
Published 27 Nov 2010
77% complete
CT DSA (angiography)
Article

Renal cortical necrosis

Renal cortical necrosis occurs as a result of severe systemic illness in a variety of settings and can result in permanent renal impairment. The condition is usually bilateral but may occasionally be unilateral.  Pathology Etiology severe hemodynamic shock hemorrhagic shock postpartum hemor...
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Renal medullary carcinoma

Renal medullary carcinoma is a very rare and highly aggressive variant of renal cell carcinoma centered in the renal medulla.  Epidemiology The overwhelming majority of cases occur in individuals with sickle cell trait (HbAS) and, less commonly, with the hemoglobin SC (HbSC) variant of sickle ...
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Dromedary hump

Dromedary humps are prominent focal bulges on the lateral border of the left kidney. They are normal variants of the renal contour, caused by the splenic impression onto the superolateral left kidney. Dromedary humps are important because they may mimic a renal mass, and as such is considered a...
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Weigert-Meyer law

The Weigert-Meyer law describes the relationship of the upper and lower renal moieties in duplicated collecting systems to their drainage inferiorly. Weigert-Meyer law With duplex kidney and complete ureteral duplication, the upper renal and lower renal moieties are drained by separate ureters...
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Drooping lily sign (ureter)

The drooping lily sign is a urographic sign in some patients with a duplicated collecting system. It refers to the inferolateral displacement of the opacified lower pole moiety due to an obstructed (and unopacified) upper pole moiety. The similarity to a lily is further strengthened by the smal...
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Duplex collecting system - drooping lily sign

  Diagnosis certain
Frank Gaillard
Published 09 Jan 2011
75% complete
Fluoroscopy
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Pelviureteric junction obstruction (PUJ)

  Diagnosis certain
Frank Gaillard
Published 09 Jan 2011
89% complete
CT
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Duplex collecting system

  Diagnosis certain
Frank Gaillard
Published 10 Jan 2011
85% complete
Ultrasound Fluoroscopy
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Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN)

  Diagnosis certain
Frank Gaillard
Published 11 Jan 2011
88% complete
DSA (angiography)
Article

Putty kidney

A putty kidney refers to a pattern of renal calcification associated with renal tuberculosis conventionally described on plain radiography. The calcification can be large, round or oval, dense or very homogeneous and ground glass-like, representing calcified caseous tissue within dilated calyces...
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Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (gross pathology)

  Diagnosis not applicable
Frank Gaillard
Published 03 Feb 2011
41% complete
Pathology
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Hemorrhagic angiomyolipoma with subsequent embolization

  Diagnosis certain
Morlie L Wang
Published 25 Mar 2011
98% complete
CT DSA (angiography)
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Renal angiomyolipoma

  Diagnosis probable
Roberto Schubert
Published 03 Jun 2011
71% complete
MRI

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