Nephrocalcinosis and Nephrolithiasis

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Nephrocalcinosis and Nephrolithiasis Intrarenal calcifications may lie in the renal parenchyma (nephrocalcinosis) or collecting system (nephrolithiasis). Dystrophic calcification is calcification of abnormal tissue such as tumors, cyst walls, inflammatory masses,…

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Renal Failure

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Renal Failure ▪ RENAL FAILURE There is no clearly defined set of biochemical or clinical criteria that characterize renal failure. Most authors use this term to describe a patient whose…

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Renal Inflammatory Disease

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Renal Inflammatory Disease Inflammatory conditions involving the urinary tract are among the most common infectious disorders affecting humans. In most cases, the infection is confined to the lower urinary tract,…

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Renal Tumors

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Renal Tumors Because any cell type found in the kidney or renal capsule has the potential to become neoplastic, there are many types of renal tumors. Unfortunately, few of these…

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The Adrenal Gland

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The Adrenal Gland Patients with abnormalities involving the adrenal glands may present with symptoms due to the adrenal disease, or the abnormality may be identified as an incidental finding on…

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Renal Cystic Disease

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Renal Cystic Disease Renal cysts, cystic disease, and cystic masses are the most common abnormalities encountered in uroradiology. In some patients, renal cysts are part of a systemic process that…

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The Retroperitoneum

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The Retroperitoneum The several spaces and potential spaces that compose the retroperitoneum are discussed in the chapter on anatomy. The subject of this chapter is those conditions, which involve the…

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Diagnostic Techniques

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Diagnostic Techniques ▪ RADIOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES Excretory Urography The importance of excretory urography (intravenous pyelogram [IVP]) as an examination of the urinary tract continues to decline as abdominal computed tomography (CT)…

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Congenital Anomalies

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Congenital Anomalies ▪ UPPER URINARY TRACT ANOMALIES Kidney Anomalies of Position Malrotation Malrotation of a normally positioned kidney most commonly occurs as a result of failure of rotation of the…

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