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12692832

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-4-14
pubmed:abstractText
Caliceal diverticulum is a rare disorder in which a urine-filled cavity is connected to the renal calix by a narrow isthmus. Treatment of caliceal diverticulum varies depending on the complications, which include recurrent kidney infections, hematuria, and symptomatic calculi. The use of sonography may be insufficient for accurately diagnosing this condition; contrast urography, CT, or both also may be needed. We report the cases of 2 pediatric patients whose initial sonographic diagnosis was renal cystic disease but whose final diagnosis was caliceal diverticulum on contrast-enhanced urography in 1 case and both urography and CT in the other case. The patients received no further treatment but continue to receive follow-up care to monitor for the presence of infections and calculi. Accurate diagnosis of caliceal diverticulum in both cases spared the patients and their families the psychological burden of unnecessary further investigation of renal cystic disease. These cases emphasize the importance of using contrast-enhanced imaging modalities for confirmation when sonographic findings suggest the presence of renal cystic lesions.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0091-2751
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 31:218-221, 2003
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
31
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
218-21
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Diagnosis of caliceal diverticulum in two pediatric patients: a comparison of sonography, CT, and urography.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Nephrology, Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine, Mithatpa?a Cadessi 665/4 Küçükyali 35280, Izmir, Turkey.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Case Reports