Treatment of Fraleys syndrome by upper-pole nephrectomy.
BACKGROUND
Fraleys syndrome is characterized by vascular compression on the superior infundibulum with secondary dilatation of the upper pole calyx, mostly located on the right side.


METHODS
We present the case of a 22-year-old woman with vascular compression of the upper-pole infundibulocalyceal system (Fraleys syndrome). The patient had a history of frequent hospitalizations for emergency care due to lumbar pain over the past twelve months. The diagnosis was obtained following renal arteriography. Since the surgical treatment by means of upper-pole nephrectomy, the patient has not had any further symptoms.
Cerqueira
Thaís Bandeira
TB
Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saude Publica, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
Lima
Natalia Bacellar Costa
NB
Baptista Neto
Romeu Magno
RM
Moreira Filho
José Cohim
JC
Café
Luiz Eduardo
LE
D003085:Colic / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D021501:Flank Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011859:Radiography; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012078:Renal Artery Obstruction / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D013577:Syndrome; D055815:Young Adult