RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 A young woman with endometriosis of kidney
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 244
OP 246
VO 27
IS 2
A1 Pinaki Dutta
A1 Mohammad H. Bhat
A1 Anil Bhansali
A1 Vijay Kumar
YR 2006
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/27/2/244.abstract
AB Endometriosis of kidney is a rare manifestation of a relatively common disease. We report a case in which ovarian and renal endometriosis were diagnosed concurrently. The disease was probably silent for a long time due to coexistent thyrotoxicosis modifying estrogen metabolism. Fine needle aspiration cytology clinched the diagnosis of endometriosis and avoided unnecessary nephrectomy.