Abstract
Injection of dextranomer/hyaluronic acid copolymer (Deflux ™ or Dx/HA) has become a common urologic procedure for treatment of low to intermediate grade vesicoureteral reflux. We report a rare case of a child with history of Deflux™ injection presenting to our emergency department with abdominal pain and non-contrast CT findings of a distal ureteral calcification mimicking a ureteral stone. Emergency physicians and consulting urologists need to be aware of this phenomenon and consider calcified Deflux as a potential differential diagnosis when evaluating young adults with abdominal pain and CT findings suggestive of distal ureteral calcification.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 213-215 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Current Urology |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2010 |
Keywords
- Deflux
- Dextranomer/hyaluronic acid
- Pediatric case
- Ureteral stone
- Urinary stones
- Urolithiasis
- Vesicoureteral reflux
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oncology
- Reproductive Medicine
- Urology