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[Hydronephrosis as a complication of appendicitis: a case report]. 1996

M Kubo, and K Taguchi, and H Fujisue, and K Fujisue

Department of Urology, Kawanishi City Hospital.

A case of right hydronephrosis as a complication of appendicitis is reported. The patient was a 63-year-old male, whose chief complaints were pollakisuria and dysuria. Roentgenographic examination revealed right hydronephrosis due to stenosis of right lower ureter and intrapelvic tumor at the right side. Exploration revealed an abscess in the pelvic cavity, and pathologic examination disclosed periappendiceal perforation and an old inflamed appendix. A review of the literature revealed that it is difficult to diagnose the appendicitis without typical symptoms.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007416	Intestinal Perforation	Opening or penetration through the wall of the INTESTINES.	Intestinal Perforations,Perforation, Intestinal,Perforations, Intestinal
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D006869	Hydronephrosis	Abnormal enlargement or swelling of a KIDNEY due to dilation of the KIDNEY CALICES and the KIDNEY PELVIS. It is often associated with obstruction of the URETER or chronic kidney diseases that prevents normal drainage of urine into the URINARY BLADDER.	Hydronephroses
D000038	Abscess	Accumulation of purulent material in tissues, organs, or circumscribed spaces, usually associated with signs of infection.	Abscesses
D000292	Pelvic Inflammatory Disease	A spectrum of inflammation involving the female upper genital tract and the supporting tissues. It is usually caused by an ascending infection of organisms from the endocervix. Infection may be confined to the uterus (ENDOMETRITIS), the FALLOPIAN TUBES; (SALPINGITIS); the ovaries (OOPHORITIS), the supporting ligaments (PARAMETRITIS), or may involve several of the above uterine appendages. Such inflammation can lead to functional impairment and infertility.	Adnexitis,Inflammatory Disease, Pelvic,Inflammatory Pelvic Disease,Pelvic Disease, Inflammatory,Disease, Inflammatory Pelvic,Disease, Pelvic Inflammatory,Diseases, Inflammatory Pelvic,Diseases, Pelvic Inflammatory,Inflammatory Diseases, Pelvic,Inflammatory Pelvic Diseases,Pelvic Diseases, Inflammatory,Pelvic Inflammatory Diseases
D001064	Appendicitis	Acute inflammation of the APPENDIX. Acute appendicitis is classified as simple, gangrenous, or perforated.	Perforated Appendicitis,Ruptured Appendicitis,Appendicitis, Perforated,Appendicitis, Ruptured