Sekine H, Mine M, Ohya K, Kojima S, Yokokawa M
Department of Urology, University Hospital Mizonokuchi, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.
Urol Int. 1995;54(2):112-4. doi: 10.1159/000282702.
We report a case of renal papillary necrosis in a 18-year-old female. Urinary tract obstruction induced by a calculus seems to be the only etiologic factor in this case, although the multifactorial nature of this lesion has been stressed.