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European Journal of General Medicine
Medical Investigations Society
ISSN: 1304-3897
Vol. 5, No. 3, 2008, pp. 184-186
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Bioline Code: gm08036
Full paper language: English
Document type: Review Article
Document available free of charge
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European Journal of General Medicine, Vol. 5, No. 3, 2008, pp. 184-186
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Replacement Lipomatosis Of The Kidney: MRI Features
Sönmez, Güner; Mutlu, Hakan; Özturk, Ersin; Sıldıroğlu, Onur; Akyol, İlker; Başekim, C Çınar & Kızılkaya, Eşref
Abstract
Renal replacement lipomatosis of the kidney is characterized by renal sinus and perirenal fat proliferation. It is associated with chronic infection and calculi, commonly central, often obstructing. The kidney may be large or small but is usually nonfunctioning. Most of the renal parenchyma has been replaced by fat, pararenal fascia are thickened, and there may be fistulae. We reported radiological findings of renal replacement lipomatosis in a 55 year-old man.
Keywords
Kidney, calculi, lipomatosis, MRI, CT, radiography
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