[Triple diagnostic can establish the diagnosis of symptomatic mobile kidney and nephropexy can give freedom of pain]

Lakartidningen. 2020 Sep 8:117:20025.
[Article in Swedish]

Abstract

Symtomatic mobile kidney is a rare condition and diagnosis is difficult. Typical symptoms are position dependent back-flank-abdominal pain with increase of pain when walking, jogging and lifting or other physical activities which increase the descent of the kidney. Triple diagnostic with typical pain history, an intravenous pyelography with a renal descent of ≥ 2 lumbar vertebral heights in the erect position, and an ultrasound with a positive pain provocation can establish the diagnosis of symptomatic mobile kidney. In our study nephropexy gives freedom of pain for 75% of patients and substantial relief for 15% of patients with severe pain.

MeSH terms

  • Freedom
  • Humans
  • Kidney
  • Kidney Diseases* / diagnostic imaging
  • Ultrasonography
  • Urography