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Pelvic lipomatosis is a recently reported, rare entity of uncertain clinical significance. Although it is usually an incidental finding from a gastrointestinal or genitourinary evaluation, various symptoms, usually urologic, have been ascribed to its presence. The authors recently encountered three patients with this condition, however, all of whom had complaints that caused them to seek general surgical consultation. the first patient presented with abdominal pain associated with a pelvic mass; the second developed lower extremity thrombophlebitis; and the third had bowel obstruction from colonic cancer obscured by the pelvic lipomatosis. As it becomes increasingly apparent that this process may be associated with conditions of importance to the general surgeon, an awareness of its presentation, resultant complications, and the possibility of associated disease processes is required. Thorough, systemic evluation of all these patients is necessary, and exploratory laparotomy may be indicated to establish complete diagnosis.
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PMID:Pelvic lipomatosis. 741 33

A 57-year-old African American male presented with vague abdominal pain and bilateral flank pain. The patient was found to have bilateral hydronephrosis and significant renal function impairment secondary to pelvic lipomatosis. Pelvic lipomatosis represents a clinically-diagnosed unique cause of ureteral obstruction and subsequent renal impairment. We present a case report of newly diagnosed pelvic lipomatosis, the clinical and imaging characteristics for diagnosis, and its conservative management with serial ureteral stent exchanges.
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PMID:Bilateral hydronephrosis and acute kidney injury secondary to pelvis lipomatosis. 2952 79