Case Report: Right Flank Pain in a 33-Year-Old Male with Pancreatitis History

Patient Details:

  • Age: 33-year-old male
  • Complaint: Right flank pain
  • Medical History: Previous history of pancreatitis

Findings:

Right Kidney:

  • Size and Shape: Measures 11.4 x 5.1 cm; normal in size and shape.
  • Condition: Markedly dilated right renal pelvicalyceal system with abrupt narrowing at the pelvi-ureteric junction. Cortical atrophy noted.
  • Calculi: Multiple varying-sized calculi in the lower calyx; largest measures 15 x 9 mm (HU value 900-1050).
  • Perinephric Fat: Mild stranding noted.

Left Kidney:

  • Size and Shape: Measures 11.7 x 4.7 cm; normal in size and shape.
  • Condition: No calculi, hydronephrosis, or contour deforming lesion.
  • Perinephric Fat Planes: Clear.

Urinary Bladder:

  • Condition: Adequately distended and normal.
  • Other Findings: No evidence of calculi.

Prostate:

  • Condition: Unremarkable.

Pancreatic Findings:

  • Lesion: Well-defined rounded cystic hypoattenuating lesion, measuring approximately 11.3 x 8.3 x 7.8 cm (TRA x CC x AP).
  • Location: Occupies the neck, body, and tail of the pancreas; inferior to the greater curvature of the stomach, anteroinferior to the spleen, and anterior to the upper pole of the left kidney.
  • Impact: Abutting the greater curvature of the stomach and displacing the splenic vessels.
  • Diagnosis: CT features suggestive of a pseudocyst of the pancreas.

Other Findings:

  • Liver, Gallbladder, Spleen, and Adrenal Glands: Unremarkable.
  • Bowel Loops: Unremarkable.

Impression:

  • Right Pelvi-Ureteric Junction Obstruction: Moderate hydronephrosis and cortical thinning.
  • Multiple Right Renal Calculi
  • Large Pancreatic Pseudocyst

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