• Eur J Surg · Mar 2001

    Dynamic sonography with provocation of pain for diagnosis of symptomatic mobile kidneys.

    • C Arnerlöv, E Petersen, M Söderström, and L Ohberg.
    • Department of General Surgery, Umeå University Hospital, Sweden. Conny.Arnerlov@telia.com
    • Eur J Surg. 2001 Mar 1; 167 (3): 218-21.

    ObjectiveTo evaluate the results of nephropexy in patients with a diagnosis of symptomatic mobile kidney that had been established by dynamic sonography with provocation of pain.DesignProspective study.SettingUniversity hospital, Sweden.Subjects19 consecutive patients with symptomatic right-sided mobile kidney and 6 controls who had urographically mobile kidneys but no pain.InterventionsDynamic sonography and dislocation of the kidney by manipulation. All 19 patients experienced pain on manipulation and the 6 controls did not. The 19 patients were treated by nephropexy and followed for at least four years postoperatively.Main Outcome MeasureRelief of pain after nephropexy.ResultsIn 16/19 patients the pain was relieved by nephropexy.ConclusionDynamic ultrasound is useful in correlating the abnormal position of the kidney with pain, and successfully indicates those patients whose symptoms will be relieved by nephropexy.

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