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Circumferential perirenal urinoma mimicking nephromegaly on urography

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Urologic radiology

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Four cases of circumferential perirenal urinoma in patients with cancer are described. Intravenous urography showed evidence of apparent renal enlargement. In 1 case, opacification of extravasated urine was dense enough to be seen on the urogram, and the diagnosis was confirmed by computed tomography (CT). In the other cases, sonography followed by CT diagnosed urinoma, after tumor invasion had been suggested because of the pseudonephromegaly. Ureteral obstruction was demonstrated in all cases, due to retroperitoneal adenopathy in 1 case and to pelvic tumor in the other 3. Sonography or CT is required for the diagnosis of circumferential perirenal urinoma mimicking nephromegaly urographically.

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  1. Robert Tien

    Present address: Department of Radiology, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA

  2. Ruppert David

    Present address: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA

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  1. Division of Diagnostic Imaging, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA

    Robert Tien, Ali Shirkhoda M.D. & Ruppert David

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Tien, R., Shirkhoda, A. & David, R. Circumferential perirenal urinoma mimicking nephromegaly on urography. Urol Radiol 11, 92–96 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02926484

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