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Zhiyong Chen1, Lin Qi, Zhengyan Tang
1Department of Urology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, PR China.
Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology
|November 20, 2009
Abstract:
Renal lymphangiectasia is an unusual benign anomaly. The case of a 34-year-old woman with bilateral renal lymphangiectasia is presented in this report. The nomenclature of this disease is confused in the literature. The possible aetiology of renal lymphangiectasia is discussed, along with its clinical manifestation, characteristics on ultrasonography, computed tomography and intravenous urography. The disease evolves slowly and usually needs no surgical treatment unless in an emergency.
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