Giant hydronephrosis

Intractable hiccup due to giant hydronephrosis: A rare case report and literature review

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A rare disease was reported in our case: giant hydronephrosis in adult patients.

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we reported for the first time that intractable hiccups due to hydronephrosis.

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Intractable Hiccup of the patient disappeared after nephrectomy.

Introduction

Giant hydronephrosis (GH) is a rare disease that is found in adult patients. Although there are some common symptoms associated with hydronephrosis, such as surrounding organ compressed, its rarer symptoms can render diagnosis very difficult, and treatment should also vary according to the cause.

Presentation of case

We here report an 82-year-old man who was admitted to the hospital for repeated intractable hiccups. After B-ultrasound and CT examination, the patient underwent laparoscopy surgery, which was converted to open nephrectomy, and the patient’s intractable hiccup symptoms disappeared.

Discussion

GH is a rare disease, and its symptoms are diverse. The more unusual symptoms of cystic hypertonic compression of surrounding organs, such as intractable hiccups, should be taken into account. GH is mainly diagnosed via ultrasound examination and CT scan. The choice of treatment for GH needs to be based on the etiology and renal function of hydronephrosis, and consider malignant lesions.

Conclusion

Giant hydronephrosis can present rare symptoms as “intractable hiccups”. The selection of treatment should be made depending on the cause.

Acute mechanical duodenal obstruction due to giant hydronephrosis: an unusual cause of acute abdomen

Giant hydronephrosis (GH) is a rare clinical entity with about 600 cases and defined as the adult renal pelvis containing greater than 1 L of fluid, or at least 1.6% of the body weight or kidney occupying the hemiabdomen. The pelvic-ureteric junction (PUJ) obstruction is the most frequent cause of GH. We thus report a case of massive abdominal distension due to GH secondary to PUJ obstruction who presented with acute duodenal obstruction due to extrinsic compression and was managed with percutaneous nephrostomy followed by open nephrectomy.

Giant hydronephrosis due to ureteropelvic junction obstruction: A rare case report, and a review of the literature

The hydronephrotic kidney, resulting from a ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO), presents commonly as a clinical condition, with the presence of usually no more than 1–2 liters in the collecting system, but a very small number of cases of giant hydronephroses (GHs) has been reported in adults. A GH is defined as the adult renal pelvis containing >1 liter of urine, or at least 1.5% of the body weight. In the majority of cases, the range of the hydronephrotic kidney remains restricted to the renal area. However, the patient described in the present case report had a range for the hydronephrotic kidney which occupied almost the entire abdominal cavity (~24 l), and cases such as these are rarely presented; therefore the aim of the present case study was to document a clear case of GH resulting from UPJO, also accompanied by a review of the current literature.