A Case of Severe Nephroptosis with Complete Tracer Retention at Standing Position Nuclear Renal Scan
2017
Nephroptosis is the increased mobility of the kidney moving
downward out of its normal position when the patient stands up. The
condition can lead to intense abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting
when standing, but it may also cause no symptoms at all.
In case of suspected nephroptosis, diagnosed should be based on
imaging with the patient both lying down and standing up. The images
should reveal the kidney descending down by some centimetres.
We present the case of a forty years old female with right severe
flank pain and feeling of heaviness in the abdomen associated with
nausea and vomiting when standing only and symptoms relief when
lying down.
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