Open AccessIs contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) useful in the assessment of obstructive uropathy-induced perfusion disorders?
Author(s) -
Sergiusz Ustyniak,
Ilona Kurnatowska,
Ludomir Stefańczyk,
Magdalena Kaczmarska,
Patryk Wieczorek
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of ultrasonography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.146
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 2451-070X
pISSN - 2084-8404
DOI - 10.15557/jou.2021.0057
Subject(s) - obstructive uropathy , medicine , perfusion , radiology , ultrasound , kidney , contrast enhanced ultrasound , horseshoe kidney , ultrasonography , ureter , urinary system , urology
Aim: The study aimed to evaluate the usefulness of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography in renal perfusion disorders caused by obstructive uropathy. Case description: We present a case of a patient with a horseshoe kidney, in which the urine outflow from the right part of the kidney was blocked due to the presence of a bladder tumour infiltrating the ureter. Perfusion disorders in both parts of the kidney, visible in computed tomography, were partially reflected in the ultrasound image. Conclusions: Doppler ultrasound and contrast-enhanced ultrasound may be useful for monitoring perfusion disorders in the course of obstructive uropathy, provided that appropriate methodology is developed to compare blood flow in both kidneys.