Giant polycystic kidney. A rare indication for nephrectomy

A 49-year-old male patient was diagnosed with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease while the evaluation of urinary tract infection in 2010. He was suffering from nutritional problems due to gastro-intestinal disturbances and vomiting secondary to the pressure of the kidneys. He was also a ca...

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Main Authors: Murat Zor, Bahadır Topuz, Sami Uguz, Gokhan Ozkan, Selahattin Bedir
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Asociación Regional de Diálisis y Trasplantes Renales de Capital Federal y Provincia de Buenos Aires 2018-10-01
Series:Revista de Nefrología, Diálisis y Trasplante
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Online Access:https://www.revistarenal.org.ar/index.php/rndt/article/view/360
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spelling doaj-cd8dfb2978464e6fb05ce1eb14881b492020-11-25T00:26:49ZspaAsociación Regional de Diálisis y Trasplantes Renales de Capital Federal y Provincia de Buenos AiresRevista de Nefrología, Diálisis y Trasplante0326-34282346-85482018-10-01383218221333Giant polycystic kidney. A rare indication for nephrectomyMurat Zor0Bahadır Topuz1Sami Uguz2Gokhan Ozkan3Selahattin Bedir4Urology Department, Gulhane Research and Training Hospital, AnkaraUrology Department, Gulhane Research and Training Hospital, AnkaraUrology Department, Gulhane Research and Training Hospital, AnkaraGulhane Research and Training Hospital, Anesthesiology Department, AnkaraUrology Department, Gulhane Research and Training Hospital, AnkaraA 49-year-old male patient was diagnosed with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease while the evaluation of urinary tract infection in 2010. He was suffering from nutritional problems due to gastro-intestinal disturbances and vomiting secondary to the pressure of the kidneys. He was also a candidate for kidney transplantation, but there was no adequate and enough space in the abdomen for the transplant kidney. Therefore, we performed open unilateral nephrectomy to the bigger kidney. As we know there is not too many cases regarding giant polycystic kidney nephrectomy, we presented our case to make additional contribution to the current literature.https://www.revistarenal.org.ar/index.php/rndt/article/view/360enfermedad poliquística renalnefrectomíatrasplante renal
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author Murat Zor
Bahadır Topuz
Sami Uguz
Gokhan Ozkan
Selahattin Bedir
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Bahadır Topuz
Sami Uguz
Gokhan Ozkan
Selahattin Bedir
Giant polycystic kidney. A rare indication for nephrectomy
Revista de Nefrología, Diálisis y Trasplante
enfermedad poliquística renal
nefrectomía
trasplante renal
author_facet Murat Zor
Bahadır Topuz
Sami Uguz
Gokhan Ozkan
Selahattin Bedir
author_sort Murat Zor
title Giant polycystic kidney. A rare indication for nephrectomy
title_short Giant polycystic kidney. A rare indication for nephrectomy
title_full Giant polycystic kidney. A rare indication for nephrectomy
title_fullStr Giant polycystic kidney. A rare indication for nephrectomy
title_full_unstemmed Giant polycystic kidney. A rare indication for nephrectomy
title_sort giant polycystic kidney. a rare indication for nephrectomy
publisher Asociación Regional de Diálisis y Trasplantes Renales de Capital Federal y Provincia de Buenos Aires
series Revista de Nefrología, Diálisis y Trasplante
issn 0326-3428
2346-8548
publishDate 2018-10-01
description A 49-year-old male patient was diagnosed with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease while the evaluation of urinary tract infection in 2010. He was suffering from nutritional problems due to gastro-intestinal disturbances and vomiting secondary to the pressure of the kidneys. He was also a candidate for kidney transplantation, but there was no adequate and enough space in the abdomen for the transplant kidney. Therefore, we performed open unilateral nephrectomy to the bigger kidney. As we know there is not too many cases regarding giant polycystic kidney nephrectomy, we presented our case to make additional contribution to the current literature.
topic enfermedad poliquística renal
nefrectomía
trasplante renal
url https://www.revistarenal.org.ar/index.php/rndt/article/view/360
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