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Muconephrosis.

Sangtae Park·Maxwell V Meng·Mathew S Greenberg·Donna Y Deng·Marshall L Stoller
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We report a case of a mucus-filled kidney (muconephrosis) encountered during laparoscopic nephrectomy for presumed xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis. Conversion to open nephrectomy and en-bloc right hemicolectomy were necessary because of severe perinephric fibrosis and suspected renal-enteral fistula. Pathologic examination revealed a renal pelvic villous adenoma and diffuse intestinal metaplasia of the urothelium; no enteral communication or gastrointestinal pathologic features were found. Urothelial villous adenoma is extremely rare, and one should consider neoplastic etiologies, including appendiceal mucinous cystadenocarcinoma and mucus-secreting adenocarcinoma of the renal pelvis, in directing the appropriate management of muconephrosis.

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Adenoma, VillousAgedFibrosisHumansKidneyKidney NeoplasmsMaleMucusNephrectomyNephrosisPyelonephritis, XanthogranulomatousCase ReportsJournal Article

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Sangtae Park, Maxwell V Meng, Mathew S Greenberg, Donna Y Deng, Marshall L Stoller. 2002. Muconephrosis.. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0090-4295(02)01707-7

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