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Radiographical resolution of renal lymphangiomatosis following cardiac transplantation
Department of Urology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Address correspondence to Dr. Rick C. Slater, Department
of Urology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 5200
Centre Avenue, Suite 209, Pittsburgh, PA 15232 USA
Canadian Journal of Urology 2014, 21(2), 7248-7250.
Abstract
Renal lymphangiomatosis is a disease characterized by abnormal formation of perirenal lymphatic vessels that fail to communicate with other retroperitoneal lymphatics; as a result, perirenal lymphatics dilate and form cysts. While typically an asymptomatic incidental finding, renal lymphangiomatosis rarely presents as flank or abdominal pain, ascites, impaired renal function, hypertension, hematuria, or proteinuria. Here we present the first known case of renal lymphangiomatosis found to spontaneously resolve following cardiac transplantation.Keywords
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