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ArticleBMJ case reports2016

Pyelonephritis and obstructive uropathy: a case of acute kidney injury.

Adam Edward Ashmore, Christopher James Thompson

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
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Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. The Challenges of Diagnosing Nondilated Obstructive Uropathy: A Case Report.Canadian journal of kidney health and disease · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Adam Edward AshmoreKeele University Medical School, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, UK.
Christopher James ThompsonUniversity Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, UK.
Keele University · GBUniversity Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present a case of a man in his late 50s with a history of metastatic prostate carcinoma requiring bilateral ureteric stenting. He was admitted with increasing confusion and lethargy. He was diagnosed with sepsis and an acute kidney injury (AKI). Clinical suspicions of an obstructive component to his AKI were not confirmed by an ultrasound scan, which showed a unilateral hydronephrosis unchanged from a scan 1 month previously. A nephrostomy was performed, and frank pus aspirated. The patient's clinical state improved steadily thereafter. Patients who are dehydrated, or who have suffered from malignant or fibrotic processes affecting the retroperitoneum, may present with urinary obstruction without a corresponding increase in urinary tract dilation. Additionally, there must be a suspicion of pyonephrosis in a symptomatic patient with known hydronephrosis. Clinicians should be aware that clinical suspicions of urinary obstruction not demonstrated on ultrasound scanning require further investigation.

Indexed as

Acute Kidney InjuryHumansKidneyMaleMiddle AgedNephrostomy, PercutaneousPyelonephritisPyonephrosisRadiographyUltrasonographyUrethral Obstruction

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PMID26733429
PMCPMC4716328
OpenAlexW2224025035

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