title: [Renal lymphangiectasia, a rare case of perirenal infiltration].
abstract: Renal lymphangiectasia is a bilateral cystic infiltration of the perirenal and parapelvic space which is caused by the obstruction of the renal lymphatic tissue. To our knowledge only numbers have been reported in the literature. Renal lymphangiectasia usually asymptomatic and incidentally diagnosed has absolutely no effect on the patient outcome. Radiological imaging is typical so that the diagnosis does not need to be confirmed by a cyst punction. The lack of knowledge concerning renal lymphangiectasia make it usually confused with another cause of polycystic renal infiltration, such as the polycystic kidney disease. We report herein a case of renal lymphangiectasia diagnosed incidentally by an abdominal ultrasonography.
authors.affiliation: Service de néphrologie, CHU de Caen, 14033 Caen cedex 9, France.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Parazols
authors.affiliation: Service de radiologie, CHU de Caen, 14033 Caen cedex 9, France.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fournier
authors.affiliation: Service de néphrologie, CHU de Caen, 14033 Caen cedex 9, France.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bouvier
authors.affiliation: Service de radiologie, CHU de Caen, 14033 Caen cedex 9, France.
authors.forename: J-P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Pelage
authors.affiliation: Service de néphrologie, CHU de Caen, 14033 Caen cedex 9, France.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lobbedez
authors.affiliation: Service de néphrologie, CHU de Caen, 14033 Caen cedex 9, France. Electronic address: huraultdeligny-b@chu-caen.fr.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hurault de Ligny
mesh_terms: D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008200:Lymphangiectasis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
keywords: IRM; Kystes périrénaux; Lymphangiectasie rénale; Lymphangiomatose rénale; Perirenal cysts; RMI; Renal lymphangiectasia; Renal lymphangiomatosis