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ArticleInternational journal of surgery case reports2022

A pediatric case of ureterolithiasis due to cystinuria accompanied by acute appendicitis; a case report.

Tomohiro Hiraoka, Mai Kawamura, Keisuke Takada, Tadashi Moriwake

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Article in International journal of surgery case reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Tomohiro HiraokaDepartment of Pediatrics, Iwakuni Clinical Center, Yamaguchi, Japan; Department of Emergency, Critical Care, and Disaster Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan. Electronic address: tomohiro.hiraoka@gmail.com.
Mai KawamuraDepartment of Pediatrics, Iwakuni Clinical Center, Yamaguchi, Japan.
Keisuke TakadaDepartment of Pediatrics, Iwakuni Clinical Center, Yamaguchi, Japan.
Tadashi MoriwakeDepartment of Pediatrics, Iwakuni Clinical Center, Yamaguchi, Japan.
Iwakuni Medical Center · JPOkayama University · JP

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Abstract

introductionAcute abdominal pain, a chief complaint frequently seen in the emergency department, can be triggered by a vast range of conditions. Although ureterolithiasis is a less common cause in children, renal colic can be caused by calculi due to hereditary metabolic diseases among patients in those age groups. PRESENTATION OF CASE: We report a 12-year-old girl with abdominal pain who was diagnosed with concurrent acute appendicitis and ureterolithiasis due to cystinuria. Acute appendicitis was successfully treated with cefmetazole, and the calculus was eliminated after adequate fluid loading. DISCUSSION: Synchronous acute appendicitis and ureterolithiasis is reported to be rare. Cystinuria is a hereditary metabolic stone-forming disease, and the first calculi can be detected in childhood. Increasing the solubility of cystine in the urine is required to prevent recurrent stone formation and accompanying complications. Urinalysis, ultrasound, and computed tomography coincidentally demonstrated two different acute pathological processes of ureterolithiasis and appendicitis.

conclusionCareful physical and laboratory examination can help clinicians find coexisting etiologies of acute abdominal pain. Ureterolithiasis can be seen in children with hereditary disorders such as cystinuria. Early diagnosis of cystinuria and close monitoring may lead to a better long-term outcome.

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Acute appendicitisCase reportCystineCystinuriaUreterolithiasis

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