Persistent urachal anomalies are rare congenital lesions of the urinary tract. They result from failed obliteration urachus and classified according to persistent segment urachus.

Persistent urachal anomalies are rare congenital lesions of the urinary tract. They result from failed obliteration urachus and classified according to persistent segment urachus.

Persistent urachal anomalies are rare congenital lesions of the urinary tract. They result from failed obliteration urachus and classified according to persistent segment urachus.

The existence of a congenital urinary obstruction may be suggested when routine examination of the newborn infant reveals such signs as enlargement of one or both kidneys, distension of the bladder or slow, dribbling micturition. The paediatrician should also be alerted to the possibility of obstructive uropathy when there are present non-urological congenital anomalies which often secondarily ...

Keywords CAKUT (Congenital Anomalies of the Kidney and Urinary Tract), urinary tract infection, chronic kidney disease, follow-up. Editorial " Structure does not determine Function or vice versa, but both are simply different ways of regarding and describing the same thing. "

An eight-month-old boy who presented with a 15-day history of vomiting was revealed to be suffering from urinary tract infection and nephrocalcinosis caused by vitamin D intoxication. During the treatment of vitamin D intoxication (alendronate, 5 mg/day), he developed urinary tract infection and septic arthritis of the left hip joint. Escherchia coli was isolated from his blood, urine, and join...

Secondary pseudohypoaldosteronism type 1 develops due to transient aldosterone resistance in renal tubules and is characterized by renal sodium loss, hyponatremia, hyperkalemia and high plasma aldosterone levels. Although many reasons are described, urinary tract infections and/or urinary tract anomalies are the most common causes. Although the cause of the tubular resistance is not known exact...