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Chapter 7<br />

153<br />

The renal tract<br />

CHAPTER CONTENTS<br />

The normal renal tract 154<br />

Ultrasound technique 154<br />

Assessment of renal function 157<br />

Normal variants 158<br />

Renal cysts and cystic disease 160<br />

Cysts 160<br />

Autosomal dominant (adult) polycystic kidney<br />

disease 161<br />

Autosomal recessive (infantile) disease<br />

162<br />

Acquired cystic disease 162<br />

Multicystic dysplastic kidney (MCDK) 162<br />

Benign focal renal tumours 162<br />

Angiomyolipoma 162<br />

Adenoma 162<br />

Malignant renal tract masses 163<br />

Renal cell carcinoma 163<br />

Transitional cell carcinoma 164<br />

Lymphoma 165<br />

Metastases 165<br />

Pelvicalyceal system dilatation and obstructive<br />

uropathy 166<br />

Physiological dilatation 166<br />

Obstructive uropathy 166<br />

Vesicoureteric junction 170<br />

Non-obstuctive hydronephrosis 170<br />

Renal tract calcification 170<br />

Renal tract stones 171<br />

Nephrocalcinosis 173<br />

Hyperparathyroidism 173<br />

Renal tract inflammation and infection 174<br />

Pyelonephritis 174<br />

Focal pyelonephritis 175<br />

Renal abscess 175<br />

Tuberculosis (TB) 175<br />

Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP) 177<br />

Hydatid cysts 177<br />

Diffuse renal disease and renal failure 177<br />

Acute tubular necrosis 177<br />

Glomerulonephritis 178<br />

Medullary sponge kidney 179<br />

Amyloid 179<br />

The renal biopsy 179<br />

Renal vascular pathology 179<br />

Renal artery stenosis (RAS) 179<br />

Renal vein thrombosis 180<br />

Arteriovenous fistula 181<br />

Ultrasound in dialysis 181<br />

Renal trauma 182<br />

Renal transplants 182<br />

Normal anatomy 182<br />

Normal ultrasound and appearances 182<br />

Postoperative complications 185<br />

Renal transplant dilatation 185<br />

Rejection 185<br />

Fluid collections associated with<br />

transplantation 186<br />

Vascular complications 187<br />

Infection 189<br />

Acute tubular necrosis 189<br />

Ciclosporin nephrotoxicity 191<br />

Renal transplant dysfunction and Doppler<br />

correlation 191

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