title: Giant hydronephrosis due to ureteropelvic junction obstruction in a child: CT and MR appearances.
abstract: Giant hydronephrosis caused by congenital ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction is a rare urological entity in childhood. We report a case of giant hydronephrosis in a 12-year-old boy presented with abdominal distension. Radiological features of this rare entity are discussed with an overview of sonographic findings, especially including CT and MR appearances. The current literature is also reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Dokuz Eylül University Hospital, Inciralti, 35340, Izmir, Turkey. eyilmaz@deu.edu.tr
authors.forename: Erkan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Soner
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guney
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D007682:Kidney Pelvis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital*