A 34-year-old woman with endometriosis and bilateral hydronephrosis
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A 34-year-old woman was diagnosed with hydronephrosis of both kidneys caused by kidney stone formation. Hydronephrosis is a disorder characterized by retention of urine caused by obstruction of a ureter, a tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder. The patient was admitted to the hospital with severe pain in her side and lower back, and she was experiencing difficulty urinating. Seven years before admission, she had been diagnosed with endometriosis, a disorder characterized by abnormal growth of the lining of the uterus. She had been diagnosed with Grave's Disease, a thyroid gland disorder, eight months before admission. She had had two episodes of blood in her urine during the months before being admitted to the hospital. Radiographic imaging revealed that both of her ureters were blocked by a kidney stone. The stones were removed, and she started a special diet to prevent kidney stone formation.
Publication Name: The New England Journal of Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0028-4793
Year: 1992
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Case 24-2003: a 10-year-old girl with recurrent bouts of abdominal pain
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A 10-year-old girl admitted to a hospital for chronic abdominal pain, vomiting, and fever was found to have a swollen and twisted right ovary. The ovary was removed and her abdominal pain ceased. She was also diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.
Publication Name: The New England Journal of Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0028-4793
Year: 2003
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Case 39-2003: a 33-year-old woman with gross hematuria
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A 33-year-old woman with blood in her urine was diagnosed with inflammatory pseudotumor of the bladder. This is a type of benign tumor that is not cancerous. She had an operation to remove the tumor.
Publication Name: The New England Journal of Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0028-4793
Year: 2003
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