Is contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) useful in the assessment of obstructive uropathy-induced perfusion disorders? | Zendy

Sergiusz Ustyniak | Zendy; Ilona Kurnatowska | Zendy; Ludomir Stefańczyk | Zendy; Magdalena Kaczmarska | Zendy; Patryk Wieczorek | Zendy

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Is 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.

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