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Case Reports
. 1999 Jul-Aug;13(6):445-6.
doi: 10.1089/end.1999.13.445.

Ureteropelvic junction obstruction presenting as early satiety and weight loss

N Tebyani  1 , J Candela, H Patel, G Bellman
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Case Reports

Ureteropelvic junction obstruction presenting as early satiety and weight loss

N Tebyani et al. J Endourol. 1999 Jul-Aug.

Abstract

We present a case of ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction which had the unusual presentation of early satiety and weight loss secondary to gastric compression by a distended renal pelvis. The patient was treated successfully with percutaneous antegrade endopyelotomy.

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