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Universal papillary necrosis: Report of a case of widespread sloughed and calcified papillae mimicking multicomponent staghorn calculi

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A case of florid papillary necrosis is presented demonstrating the unusual and graphic feature of universal sloughed and calcified papillae, resulting in recurrent obstruction. Recognizing this entity from plain radiographs is important in not overlooking this potentially treatable cause of progressive renal failure.

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  1. Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA

    M. D. Parker

  2. Department of Radiology, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, USA

    N. Watson

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Parker, M.D., Watson, N. Universal papillary necrosis: Report of a case of widespread sloughed and calcified papillae mimicking multicomponent staghorn calculi. International Urology and Nephrology 22, 313–318 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02549789

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