Giant hydronephrosis secondary to ureterocele with duplex system in adults: Report of a case

Arch Ital Urol Androl. 2020 Dec 18;92(4). doi: 10.4081/aiua.2020.4.318.

Abstract

Giant hydronephrosis in adults is a rare entity. It is defined as an extensive dilatation of the pyelocaliceal cavities occupying a large part of the abdominal cavity. Giant hydronephrosis is usually due to pelvi-ureteric junction obstruction and is usually diagnosed in children and infants. Ureterocele, which is a cystic dilatation of the terminal ureter, often drains the upper part of the kidney in patients with a duplex system. Massive hydronephrosis in a patient with duplex system and obstructive ureterocele was described by Aeron et al. in 2017. A thorough search of the major medical databases disclosed that no other cases have been reported since. We describe a second case of unilateral complete duplex system with ureterocele and massive hydronephrosis of the upper moiety in an adult man with intermittent abdominal pain associated with constipation and a decrease in appetite. The renal function of the left kidney was 8% of total function by radionuclide renal scan. The patient subsequently underwent left laparoscopic nephrectomy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Hydronephrosis / etiology*
  • Hydronephrosis / pathology
  • Hydronephrosis / surgery
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Nephrectomy
  • Ureter / abnormalities*
  • Ureterocele / complications*
  • Ureterocele / surgery