On the diagnosis and management of loin pain nephroptosis syndrome [LPNPS]: the results of renal sympathectomy and nephropexy on 29 cases

ABSTRACT

In this study, 29 patients suffering from intractable recurrent loin pain due to loin pain nephroptosis syndrome underwent 29 renal sympathetic denervation and nephropexy operations. It aimed to introduce a new clinical signs and tests for diagnosis and assessment of such painful condition and to report the results of renal sympathetic denervation and nephropexy in the treatment of nephroptosis. The success rate was 82.5% which was higher than the previous published results. The study also rendered the importance of erect radiological examination by KUB, IVU and ultrasound to clinch the diagnosis