title: Imaging characteristics of alkaline-encrusted cystitis.
abstract: Alkaline-encrusted cystitis (AEC) has been reported sporadically during the past 90 years. It occurs mainly in immunocompromised or debilitated patients after urologic procedures. However, we report two unexpected cases of AEC in patients who were young and not under conditions of transplantation, immunocompromise or debilitation. Both had undergone a ureteroscopic lithotripsy procedure before being diagnosed as having encrusted cystitis. Although no information on such atypical patients is available, at least to our knowledge, we undertook a further report and discussion on the imaging characteristics of this atypical AEC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Gongli Hospital of Shanghai, Shanghai, PR China.
authors.forename: Jingcun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Guozeng
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Ning
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Hongning
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jiang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003556:Cystitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation; D008096:Lithotripsy / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects