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- Thaís Bandeira Cerqueira, Natalia Bacellar Costa Lima, Romeu Magno Baptista Neto, José Cohim Moreira Filho, and Luiz Eduardo Café.
- Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saude Publica, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
- Sao Paulo Med J. 2007 Nov 1; 125 (6): 354355354-5.
ContextFraleys syndrome is characterized by vascular compression on the superior infundibulum with secondary dilatation of the upper pole calyx, mostly located on the right side.Case ReportWe present the case of a 22-year-old woman with vascular compression of the upper-pole infundibulocalyceal system (Fraleys syndrome). The patient had a history of frequent hospitalizations for emergency care due to lumbar pain over the past twelve months. The diagnosis was obtained following renal arteriography. Since the surgical treatment by means of upper-pole nephrectomy, the patient has not had any further symptoms.
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