Giant Hydronephrosis Containing Eighteen Liters of Fluid in a Child: A Case Report
Sani Ali Aji *
Urology Unit, Department of Surgery, Bayero University/ Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria.
Sani Usman Alhassan
Urology Unit, Department of Surgery, Bayero University/ Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria.
Sharfuddeen Abbas Mashi
Urology Unit, Department of Surgery, Bayero University/ Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria.
Muzzammil Abdullahi
Urology Unit, Department of Surgery, Bayero University/ Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Giant hydronephrosis is defined as the accumulation of more than 1L of fluid in the collecting system of the kidney. We present a case of giant hydronephrosis containing 18 L of fluid in a 13- year- old girl resulting from neglected PUJ obstruction. She had a single stage nephrectomy and did very well post-op.
Keywords: Giant hydronephrosis, PUJ obstruction, nephrectomy