Open AccessGiant hydronephrosis of kidney mimicking ascites: A case report
Author(s) -
Sunder Goyal,
Rajesh Aggarwal,
Snigdha Goyal
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2395-7565
DOI - 10.31254/jmr.2016.2204
Subject(s) - hydronephrosis , ascites , medicine , paracentesis , abdomen , percutaneous nephrostomy , renal function , kidney , radiology , surgery , percutaneous , urinary system , anatomy
The giant hydronephrosis can rarely be large enough to mimicks as ascites. A patient was received with distended abdomen and was diagnosed clinically as ascites in which paracentesis revealed clear fluid and subsequently ultrasonological evaluation revealed a giant hydronephrosis of left kidney occupying almost whole abdomen. Such presentation of giant hydronephrosis is uncommon, So, we present this case in which percutaneous nephrostomy was done as initial treatment to savage the kidney function.