The Diagnostic Value of Contrast-Enhanced CT in Acute Bilateral Renal Cortical Necrosis: A Case Report.
10.3348/jkrs.1996.35.5.783
- Author:
Pil Youb CHOI
1
;
Su Han LEE
;
Woo Dong LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Masan Samsung General Hospital, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Kidney, CT;
Kidney, Necrosis;
Kidney, infarction
- MeSH:
Acute Kidney Injury;
Biopsy;
Diagnosis;
Early Diagnosis;
Humans;
Kidney Cortex Necrosis*;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
1996;35(5):783-785
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Acute renal cortical necrosis in which there is destruction of the renal cortex and sparing of the renalmedulla, is a relatively rare cause of acute renal failure. A definitive diagnosis of acute renal corticalnecrosis is based on renal biopsy, but on CT(computed tomography) the rather specific contrast-enhanced appearance of acute renal cortical necrosis has been described. As renal biopsy is not available, contrast-enhanced CT is auseful, noninvasive investigate modality for the early diagnosis of acute renal cortical necrosis. We report the characteristic CT findings of acute renal cortical necrosis in a patient with acute renal failure following anoperation for abdominal trauma.
