Intermittent Chyluria: Case Report

Gun T., Celik A., Yildiz S., ÇAVDAR C., Coker C., Goktay Y., ...More

TURKISH NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS AND TRANSPLANTATION JOURNAL, vol.14, no.3, pp.140-142, 2005 (ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 14 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Journal Name: TURKISH NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS AND TRANSPLANTATION JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.140-142
  • Keywords: chyluria, lymphoscintigraphy, lymphangiography, lymphatic system
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Chyluria is defined as the presence of lymph in the urine and is rare except in the areas of the world where filariasis is endemic. An abnormal communication or fistula is formed between the renal lymphatic system and urinary collecting system due to high intralymphatic pressure caused by an obstruction. This obstruction may be congenital or acquired.