Korean J Urol.  2007 Sep;48(9):984-985. 10.4111/kju.2007.48.9.984.

Secondary Polycythemia Caused by Giant Hydronephrosis due to Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction

• Lee SH
• Lee JH
• Park JT
• Kim IH
• Im HW
• Kim YS
• Kim SJ

• KMID: 2061302
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4111/kju.2007.48.9.984

Abstract

Secondary polycythemia is a condition for which the red blood cell count is increased due to the physiologic response to hypoxia, autonomous erythropoietin production or deliberate erythropoietin administration. Hydronephrosis and postrenal obstruction have rarely been reported as the causes of secondary polycythemia. We report here on a case of a 30-year- old man with secondary polycythemia that was caused by giant hydronephrosis due to ureteropelvic junction obstruction, and this patient was successfully treated by nephrectomy.

Keyword

Polycythemia; Hydronephrosis; Nephrectomy

MeSH Terms

Anoxia
Erythrocyte Count
Erythropoietin
Humans
Hydronephrosis*
Nephrectomy
Polycythemia*
Erythropoietin

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Contrast-enhanced CT scan shows severe hydronephrosis and the lack of renal parenchymal tissue of the left kidney.

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