Renal Lymphangiectasia as an Unusual Cause of Perirenal Collections: A Case Report and Literature Review

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Long Jiahuan Xanicia Ng Kok Kit

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Long Jiahuan Xanicia
Ministry of Health Holdings, Singapore

A B S T R A C T

Renal lymphangiectasia (RLM) is a rare condition characterized by dilatation of perirenal, parapelvic or intrarenal lymphatics. We report an unusual case of bilateral RLM in a 20-year-old Malay male who presented with 1 month duration of bilateral flank pain. Bedside ultrasound showed bilateral perinephric collections, which were further confirmed on computer tomography intravenous pyelogram (CT IVP). Other causes of perinephric collections were ruled out based on laboratory and radiological findings, and he was managed conservatively as for RLM with surveillance ultrasound kidneys at 3 to 6 monthly intervals.

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Case Report and Review of the Literature

Publication history

Received: Mon 13, Sep 2021
Accepted: Wed 29, Sep 2021
Published: Fri 15, Oct 2021

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© 2023 Long Jiahuan Xanicia. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.JSCR.2021.02.03