"Non-functioning” Kidneys in Excretory Urography: Caution is the word!
Significant loss of renal function is objectively diagnosed with radioisotope renal scintigraphy. In many developing countries radioisotope study is not readily available and the diagnosis of non-functioning kidney is often based on intravenous urography. We retrospectively reviewed the case notes o...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Surgical Society of Kenya
2011-07-01
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| Series: | The Annals of African Surgery |
| Online Access: | https://www.annalsofafricansurgery.com/aeuroenon-functioningaeur-kidneys-i |
| Summary: | Significant loss of renal function is objectively diagnosed with radioisotope renal scintigraphy. In many developing countries radioisotope study is not readily available and the diagnosis of non-functioning kidney is often based on intravenous urography. We retrospectively reviewed the case notes of three patients that were diagnosed with ‘non-functioning’ kidneys based on intravenous contrast renal imaging but had salvage procedure for the renal moiety. In the absence of radioisotope study, some restrain is advocated for nephrectomy, for ‘non-functioning kidney’, based solely on the result of intravenous urography. |
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| ISSN: | 1999-9674 2523-0816 |