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- Title
Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis with Incomplete Double Ureter.
- Authors
Hayashi, Yutaro; Kawahara, Takashi; Hattori, Yusuke; Shimokihara, Kota; Tsutsumi, Sohgo; Takamoto, Daiji; Mochizuki, Taku; Teranishi, Jun-ichi; Yumura, Yasushi; Miyoshi, Yasuhide; Otani, Masako; Uemura, Hiroji
- Abstract
Introduction. Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP) is a type of chronic renal inflammation that usually occurs in immunocompromised middle-aged women with chronic urinary tract infection or ureteral obstruction induced by the formation of ureteral stones. XGP with an incomplete double ureter is extremely rare. Case Presentation. A 76-year-old woman was referred to our department to undergo further examination for a left renal tumor that was detected by ultrasonography. Dynamic contrast computed tomography (CT) revealed an enhanced tumor in the upper renal parenchyma. Laparoscopic radical nephrectomy was performed based on a preoperative diagnosis of renal cell carcinoma. Histological sections showed the aggregation of foam cells; thus, XGP was diagnosed. Conclusion. We herein report a rare case of XGP in the upper pole of the kidney, which might have been associated with an incomplete double ureter.
- Subjects
IMMUNOCOMPROMISED patients; URINARY tract infections; URINARY calculi; KIDNEY tumors; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Case Reports in Medicine, 2017, p1
- ISSN
1687-9627
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1155/2017/2392670