An unusual cause of acute renal failure

Ultrasound, intravenous urography, magnetic resonance imaging, and nuclear medicine can also help diagnose the condition and monitor response to treatment. 4 Treatment includes modification of risk factors and withdrawal of the causative agent, surgical and interventional relief of the mechanical complications, and medical treatment aimed at minimising the incidence of relapse and preserving renal function. [...]any medical or surgical intervention should be accompanied by modification of patient risk factors (for example, smoking cessation) and withdrawal of causative agents. [...]treatment should aim to relieve mechanical complications-for example, by ureteric stenting or laparoscopic ureterolysis. 13 14 Thirdly, medical management should aim to shrink the fibrotic tissue.