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Ureteropelvic junction obstruction presenting as early satiety and weight loss
N Tebyani1, J Candela, H Patel
1Department of Urology, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90027, USA.
Journal of Endourology
|September 9, 1999
Abstract:
We present a case of ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction which had the unusual presentation of early satiety and weight loss secondary to gastric compression by a distended renal pelvis. The patient was treated successfully with percutaneous antegrade endopyelotomy.