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Spontaneous Disappearance Of Renal Calculi In A Child With Bilateral Fractures Of The Femur

Roder, O. C. 1982Other/Unknown

Ugeskrift for Laeger 144(19): May 10 1982; 1390-1391

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Abstract

We report on a patient with a renal cyst which disappeared, reappeared ten years later, and then two years later the cyst was reduced in volume.

Case Details

Personal Characteristics

Nine-year-old boy

Clinical Characteristics

Bilateral femoral fractures and a cerebral contusion necessitated immobilization for one and a half months when bilateral renal calculi were diagnosed. At three months only minimal residues of the stones could be seen and complete disappearance was noted after three further months after the trauma.

Remission Characteristics

Complete disappearance of bilateral renal calculi

Treatment & Mechanisms

Proposed Remission Mechanisms

Not discussed

Clinical Treatment

Immobilization

Additional Notes

No urinary tract infection could be found and the function of the kidneys was unaffected during the episode.