Renal pseudotumors due to fat necrosis in acute pancreatitis.
Retroperitoneal fat necrosis is a well-known complication of acute pancreatitis. We describe an unusual case of fat necrosis presenting as multiple, bilateral renal pseudotumors in a patient with acute pancreatitis. The imaging findings on CT and MR are discussed.
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Department of Radiology, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA .
Naidich
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Rofsky
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Bosniak
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D000208:Acute Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005218:Fat Necrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed