Distal VUJ stone: Case 3
Sixty four year old female with right loin to groin pain. Urine analysis without hematuria.
What does this image show?
Reveal Answer
- This image shows the right kidney in longitudinal section.
- There is perinephric renal fluid at the superior pole tracking inferiorly.
- There are no intrarenal calculi.
What does this image show?
Reveal Answer
- This image shows the right kidney in a longitudinal section with the perinephric fluid tracking to the inferior pole.
- There is mild hydronephrosis.
What does this image show?
Reveal Answer
- This is a longitudinal image of the kidney with well shaped cups on the calyxes, consistent with mild hydronephrosis.
What does this transverse image of the bladder demonstrate?
Reveal Answer
- There is an echogenic focus with posterior shadowing at the right VUJ lacking twinkle artefact. Consistent with VUJ calculi.
- This highlights that not all calculi are going to express twinkle artefact.
What does this longitudinal section of the bladder show?
Reveal Answer
- This image shows the bladder in a longitudinal cross section at the right VUJ.
- A calculus sit at the VUJ with posterior acoustic shadowing.
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