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Peripelvic cysts simulating hydronephrosis

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Peripelvic cysts can have a sonographic appearance that is similar to hydronephrosis. Two cases are described where the initial sonogram suggested the diagnosis of pelvicalyceal obstruction, and on subsequent intravenous urography the correct diagnosis of peripelvic cysts was made.

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  1. State University of New York, Health Science Center at Brooklyn, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA, US

    H. L. Zinn & J. A. Becker

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  1. H. L. Zinn
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Received: 15 December 1995/Accepted: 18 January 1996

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Zinn, H., Becker, J. Peripelvic cysts simulating hydronephrosis. Abdom Imaging 22, 346–347 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002619900205

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