Herniation of renal pelvis and ureteropelvic junction resulting from superior lumbar triangle hernia.
A 79-year-old female admitted as a result of respiratory insufficiency due to pneumonia presented with a painful swelling in the left lumbar region and acute ureteral colic pain. The diagnosis of Grynfeltt's bilateral hernia was made by means of CT, which revealed herniation in the left side of the renal pelvis and proximal ureter.
Cabello
Ramiro
R
Department of Urology, Gregorio Marañón General Hospital, C. Dr. Esquerdo 46, Madrid, Spain. ramirocabello@gmail.com
Cancho
María José
MJ
Monzó
Juan Ignacio
JI
López
Iñigo
I
Tabares
Juan
J
Hernández
Carlos
C
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D046449:Hernia, Abdominal / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007682:Kidney Pelvis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014515:Ureteral Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery