| Literature DB >> 19556995 |
Lorin M Sanchez1, Sean I Sanchez, James L Bailey.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: A 48-year-old woman with chronic urinary tract infections presented with uremia. Imaging studies revealed bilateral hydronephrosis and segmental ureteral thickening. INVESTIGATIONS: Physical examination, urine and blood analysis, radiography of the chest, chest CT, abdominal and pelvis CT, renal ultrasonography, cystoscopy, anterograde pyelogram, bladder biopsy. DIAGNOSIS: Malacoplakia involving bilatateral ureters and bladder; cavitary pneumonia. MANAGEMENT: Hemodialysis, placement of bilateral percutaneous nephrostomy tubes, administration of ciprofloxacin, ascorbic acid and bethanechol.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID： 19556995 DOI： 10.1038/nrneph.2009.86
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Rev Nephrol ISSN： 1759-5061 Impact factor: 28.314