Secondary Polycythemia Caused by Giant Hydronephrosis due to Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction.
10.4111/kju.2007.48.9.984
- Author:
Soo Hyung LEE
1
;
Jung Hwan LEE
;
Jong Tak PARK
;
Il Han KIM
;
Hyun Wook IM
;
Young Soo KIM
;
Se Joong KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea. sejoong@ajou.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Polycythemia;
Hydronephrosis;
Nephrectomy
- MeSH:
Anoxia;
Erythrocyte Count;
Erythropoietin;
Humans;
Hydronephrosis*;
Nephrectomy;
Polycythemia*
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
2007;48(9):984-985
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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.
