Preferred Label : pelvocalyceal wall opacification sign;
Definition : Curvilinear opacity, representing the calyceal wall, is seen on an intravenous pyelogram.
Sign is nonspecific, but may suggest acute infection of an obstructed urinary tract.;
Source : Eisenberg, Ronald L. Atlas of Signs in Radiology.;
Origin ID : RID35429;
Associated condition(s)
Curvilinear opacity, representing the calyceal wall, is seen on an intravenous pyelogram.
Sign is nonspecific, but may suggest acute infection of an obstructed urinary tract.
