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12185468

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-8-19
pubmed:abstractText
Crossed renal ectopia with fusion is a rare congenital anomaly of the urinary tract. While vesicoureteral reflux has been noted frequently, reflux nephropathy has rarely been reported with this anomaly. I describe here a case of reflux nephropathy in a patient with crossed renal ectopia with fusion. A 14-year-old boy was referred to our hospital for further examination of proteinuria, detected by the school's annual urinary screening program. Laboratory study revealed proteinuria and renal insufficiency. Abdominal computed tomography and voiding cystography disclosed crossed renal ectopia with fusion and vesicoureteral reflux in each moiety. Renal biopsy of the orthotopic kidney showed diffuse interstitial fibrosis and mononuclear cell infiltration, periglomerular fibrosis, glomerular hypertrophy, and focal and global glomerulosclerosis, which were compatible with reflux nephropathy. A low-protein diet and an administration of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor decreased the urinary excretion of protein.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0931-041X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
617-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Reflux nephropathy in a patient with crossed renal ectopia with fusion.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, Niigata City General Hospital, 2-6-1 Shichikuyama, Niigata 950-8739, Japan. twata@hosp.niigata.niigata.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports