Syndrome (abbreviation) Gene (protein) Chromosome location Renal pathology Other clinical manifestations Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) syndrome VHL (pVHL) 3p25 Clear cell RCC, cystic renal cell carcinoma, renal cysts Central nervous system…
Fig. 10.1 Classic angiomyolipoma with various amounts of adipose tissue , smooth muscle, and thickened vessels (Hematoxylin eosin, 20×) Fig. 10.2 Spindle cell variant of angiomyolipoma with a predominant smooth…
Fig. 13.1 (a) H&E and (b) PAS. Diffuse mesangial sclerosis is characterized by increased matrix deposition in mesangial regions and represents one of the earlier changes in diabetic glomerular injury….
Fig. 21.1 Axial CT scan image demonstrating 2 cm right renal stone (yellow arrow) that was not previously visualized on KUB. Following surgery, the stone analysis revealed a uric acid…
Fig. 7.1 Calcium oxalate dihydrate stone (Courtesy of Louis C. Herring & Co., Orlando, FL) Fig. 7.2 Urinary calcium oxalate dihydrate crystals under polarized light microscopy (M. Daudon, CRISTAL Laboratory)…
Fig. 20.1 Large cystine stone (a) and coronal CT scan image (b) demonstrating a left staghorn calculus and a smaller left upper pole stone Description Access to the kidney is…
Fig. 6.1 (a) Uric Acid, (b) calcium oxalate monohydrate and a (c) mixed stone (50 % uric acid and 50 % calcium oxalate monohydrate) Randall’s Plaques: Big Stones Have Small…
and John A. Ferretti1 (1) Department of Radiology, Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook, NY, USA John A. Ferretti Email: John.Ferretti@stonybrookmedicine.edu Imaging Summary Facts Non-contrast CT is the most rapid and accurate technique…
Fig. 3.1 The urinary tract demonstrating the location of the kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra What Is the Urinary Tract? The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs, each about the size…
Fig. 9.1 Cystoscopic view demonstrating enlarged lateral lobes of the prostate Surgical Factors Summary Stone Facts Not all weight surgical procedures are the same and the risk of stones can…
