A nontraumatic para-aortic lymphocele complicating nephrolithiasis.
Many cases of traumatic para-aortic lymphocele have been reported. Recently, a case of nontraumatic para-aortic lymphocele was investigated. The etiologic consideration for this lymphocele formation is either a localized inflammatory process, or fibrosis induced by prior passage of calculi.
D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000150:complications*; D008196:Lymph; D008220:Lymphography; D008875:Middle Aged; D010220:Para-Aortic Bodies; D014463:Ultrasonography