Renal replacement lipomatosis with coexisting xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis in a pregnant woman

Iran J Kidney Dis. 2011 Jul;5(4):275-7.

Abstract

Renal replacement lipomatosis of the kidney is a rare entity characterized by renal sinus and perirenal fat proliferation often caused by renal calculi. Most of the renal parenchyma is replaced by fat and the kidney is usually small, atrophic and nonfunctioning. We report magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasonography findings of a pregnant woman with xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis and renal replacement lipomatosis coexisting in the same kidney.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Kidney Diseases / complications
  • Kidney Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Kidney Diseases / pathology
  • Lipomatosis / complications
  • Lipomatosis / diagnosis*
  • Lipomatosis / surgery
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
  • Nephrectomy / methods
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications / diagnosis*
  • Pregnancy Complications / surgery
  • Pregnancy Outcome*
  • Pregnancy Trimester, First
  • Pyelonephritis, Xanthogranulomatous / complications
  • Pyelonephritis, Xanthogranulomatous / diagnosis*
  • Pyelonephritis, Xanthogranulomatous / surgery
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler / methods
  • Urography / methods