Urothelial carcinoma in a pyelocaliceal diverticulum discovered by magnetic resonance urography

Jun Akatsuka; Yasutomo Suzuki; Tsutomu Hamasaki; Go Kimura; Yukihiro Kondo

doi:10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2014.02.19

Urothelial carcinoma in a pyelocaliceal diverticulum discovered by magnetic resonance urography

Int Braz J Urol. 2014 Mar-Apr;40(2):274-6. doi: 10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2014.02.19.

Authors

Jun Akatsuka¹, Yasutomo Suzuki¹, Tsutomu Hamasaki¹, Go Kimura¹, Yukihiro Kondo¹

Affiliation

¹ Departments of Urology, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5 Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8603, Japan.

PMID: 24856496
DOI: 10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2014.02.19

Abstract

Neither computed tomography (CT) nor intravenous pyelography (IVP) alone can diagnose tumors of renal pelvic diverticula, but magnetic resonance urography (MRU) can obtain accurate preoperative information.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / diagnostic imaging*
Diverticulum / diagnostic imaging*
Female
Humans
Kidney Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Kidney Pelvis / diagnostic imaging
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
Urography / methods