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100 _aAlmpanis, S.
240 _aAmerican Journal of Emergency Medicine
245 _aAnuria and acute kidney injury: an uncommon case of bilateral synchronous ureteric calculi
260 _c2016
500 _aNMUH Staff Publications
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520 _aNephroureterolithiasis is the third most common pathology of the urinary tract affecting 12% of male and 6% of female whites, with a recurrence rate of 50% within 10 years. The incidence of unilateral ureteric calculi is 20%; however, the presentation of bilaterial synchronous ureteric calculi is uncommon. A 37 year old man presented with left loin pain and the absence of urine output. Fifteen years previously, he had a percutaneous nephrolithotomy. Examination revealed left flank tenderness. Serum blood markers demonstrated an acute kidney injury with a creatinine of 307 umol/L and estimated glomerular filtration rate of 20 mL/min per 1.73 m2. An urgent non contrst computer tomography kidneys ureter and bladder (CTKUB) illustrated bilateral hydronephroureterosis caused by a 12 x 5 mm calculus in the right distal ureter and a 4 x 4 mm calculus in the left distal ureter. Emergency bilateral retrograde uretic stenting was performed to allow for decompression and drainage. Four weeks later he returned for bilateral rigid ureteroscopy and laser stone fragmentation. The encrusted stents were crushed with forceps before removal and replacement. The case is uncommon for 2 reasons: anuria in a young patient and bilaterial synchronous ureteric calculi. It is important to keep this as a differential diagnosis for an obstructive uropathy causing acute kidney injury as it is a urological emergency requiring prompt specialist referral to preserve renal function.
700 _aBell, D.J.
700 _aCarey, G.
700 _aVadhwana, B.
856 _uhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27241565
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