title: A case of hydronephrosis caused by arteriosclerotic compression of the renal pelvis.
abstract: We present the case of a 65-year-old woman with vascular compression of the renal pelvis, causing calyectasis. The diagnosis was a subtype of Fraley's syndrome. The cause of compression was concluded to be arteriosclerotic change of both the renal artery and the abdominal aorta.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Toyooka Hospital, Hyogo, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shirahase
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Isogawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Taki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000209:etiology*; D007682:Kidney Pelvis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014567:Urography