Preferred Label : renal calyceal axis sign;
Definition : Calyceal axis (line between most superior and most inferior calyces) is displaced
more than longitudinal renal axis on an intravenous pyelogram. Suggests intrarenal
mass, such as cyst, tumor, or hydronephrotic sac of a duplicated collecting system.;
Source : Eisenberg, Ronald L. Atlas of Signs in Radiology.;
Origin ID : RID35475;
Associated condition(s)
Calyceal axis (line between most superior and most inferior calyces) is displaced
more than longitudinal renal axis on an intravenous pyelogram. Suggests intrarenal
mass, such as cyst, tumor, or hydronephrotic sac of a duplicated collecting system.
