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Introduction
This article is based on a prospective 10 years observational
study on loin pain haematuria syndrome (LPHS) complicating
symptomaticnephroptosis(SN)andtheresultsofrenalsympathetic
denervation and nephropexy (RSD&N) surgery [1,2]. The objective
Salma A Ghanem1
, Khalid A Ghanem2
, Nisha Pindoria3
and Ahmed N Ghanem4
*	
1
Royal London Hospital, London
2
Mansoura University Hospital, Egypt
3
North Middlesex University Hospital, London
4
Retired Consultant Urologist, Egypt
*Corresponding author: Ahmed N Ghanem, MD, FRCS, Retired Consultant Urologist, No1 President Mubarak Street, Mansoura 35511, Egypt,
Tel: +001020883243; Email:
Submission: July 27, 2017; Published: October 02, 2017
Loin Pain and Haematuria Syndrome (LPHS) Linked to
Symptomatic Nephroptosis (SN) and Revealing Pedicle
Stretch Causing Neuro-Ischaemia Using the New IVU 7
Sign
Exp Tech Urol Nephrol
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Abstract
Introduction and objectives: This article is based on a prospective 10 years observational study on loin pain haematuria syndrome (LPHS)
complicating symptomatic nephroptosis (SN) and the results of renal sympathetic denervation and nephropexy (RSD&N) surgery. The objective here is
to demonstrate that renal pedicle stretch causes neuro-ischaemia as evidenced by the new IVU 7 sign.
Patients and methods: All patients presenting with loin pain with or without hematuria during 10 years were entered into a prospective
observational study and underwent thorough clinical, laboratory and imaging investigations. Repeated standard imaging was invariably normal, when
supine. However, 190 patients demonstrated SN of > 1.5 vertebrae on repeating intravenous urography (IVU) with erect film. Of whom 36 (18.9%)
patients developed recurrent episodes of painful hematuria for which no organic pathology was detected on all imaging, when supine- thus fitting the
definition of LPHS. The IVU 7 sign, with its horizontal and vertical segments, represents the renal pedicle at supine and erect IVU films, respectively was
used for measuring renal pedicle stretch causing renal ischaemia.
Results: Results of 190 with SN on IVU-E, 182 were females and 8 males. The mean age was 28.8; duration of symptoms 15.7 and hospital follow up
6.6 years. Patients showed no abnormality on IVU or ancillary imaging when supine. All patients showed renal drop of >1.5 vertebrae (>5cm) on erect
IVU film. Other demonstrable pathology on erect IVP film included: pelviuretric junction kink affecting the right kidney in 116 (61.1%) and bilateral
in 19 (10%) of patients. Stretch/rotation of renal pedicle causing neuro-ischaemic pain of LPHS was demonstrable on the right side in 72 (37.9%) and
bilaterally in 7 patients.
Complications of SN on IVU erect film included both obstructive and neuro-ischaemic: obstructive complication included ballooned renal pelvis,
hydronephrosis and upper pole diverticulum. Neuro-schaemic complications induced by pedicle stretch and rotation/twist were haematuria of the
LPHS affecting 36 (18.9%), auto nephropexy affecting 12 right kidneys, upper pole calyctiasis with extra-vasation affecting 28 (15.8%) right kidney and
2 bilateral that are best shown on RGP. Renal atrophy affected 4 right kidneys. Upper pole infarction affected 2 kidneys. Retrograde pyelography (RGP)
also demonstrated upper pole calyctiasis with extra-vasation. Surgical treatment was used in 28 patients; 10 had simple nephropexy and 18 had RSD&N
for severe LPHS. Four of patients treated with simple nephropexy had recurrence of LPHS while those who had RSD&N were all cured.
Conclusion: Upright IVU film and RGP are essential for the diagnosis of SN complicating into LPHS. The new IVU 7 sign affirms that pedicle stretch
causes ischaemic nephropathy. Renal sympathetic denervation and nephropexy is curable for LPHS but simple nephropexy is not.
Keywords: LPHS; Nephroptosis; Obstruction; Ischemia; Neuropathy; Autonephropexy; Auto-nephrectomy; Sympathetic nephroplegia; Renal
sympathetic denervation; Nephropexy
Abbreviations: LPHS: Loin Pain Haematuria Syndrome; SN: Symptomatic Nephroptosis; RSD&N: Renal Sympathetic Denervation and Nephropexy;
RGP: Retrograde Pyelography; IVU: Intravenous Urography; SN: Symptomatic Nephroptosis; LP: Loin Pain; UTI: Urinary Tract Infections; PUJ: Pelvi-
Ureteric Junction; PC: Pelvicalyceal Dilatation; RGP: Retrograde Pyelography; IR: Isotope Renography; RGP: Retrograde Pyelography; ER: Emergency
Room; BMI: Body Mass Index; OPD: Out-Patient Department; MASS: Multiple Associated Splanchnic Symptoms; GIT: Gastro-Intestinal Tract; APD: Acid
Peptic Disease; IBS: Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Research Article
ISSN 2578-0395
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here is to demonstrate that renal pedicle stretch causes neuro-
ischaemia as evidenced by the new IVU 7 sign.
Episodic loin pain (LP) or LPHS that has no detectable
pathology is frustrating to both patient and urologist. I inherited
30 cases from my predecessor at King Khaled Hospital, Najran,
Saudi Arabia. Repeated investigations and imaging were all normal.
A patient showed me a maneuver to bring her own right kidney
down to right iliac fossa and keeping it there for examination (Loin
grip sign). Ever since I diagnosed 1.7new cases/m and found the
underlying cause of SN and LPHS.
The main management problem of loin pain was the lack of
demonstrable pathology on repeated imaging, when supine. The
underlying SN though well known [3] was disparaged [4] and LPHS
though well documented, its existence may be doubted [5] and both
are extremely problematic to manage [5-8].
Demonstrable renal pathology of loin pain and haematuria was
invariably lacking on all supine imaging of the received protocol [5-
8]. Urinary tract infections (UTI) may affect a few patients during
the occasional episodes but UTI, stones and organic causes play
no role in the pathogenesis of LPHS. Many complex ramifying
management problems of SN and LPHS are well known, but have no
solutions. Some of the problems were communicated [9,10] and the
illusive overlooked link of SN with LPHS was pointed out recently
[1,2].
The objective of this study was to answer the following
questions:
a.	 Is chronic episodic LP/LPHS genuine?
b.	 Is there an organic pathology? How to reveal it?
c.	 Why is the Standard Imaging Protocol (SIP) negative?
Defining
a.	 Nephroptosis means mobile kidney.
b.	 Standard Imaging Protocol (SIP) as in current use.
c.	 Upright Imaging Protocol (UIP) in which an IVU with erect
film (IVU-E) is done.
Demonstrating
a.	 Features and complications of SN seen on UIP not on SIP
b.	 Patho-etiology link of SN with LPHS.
Discussing
a.	 Reasons for disparaging SN, ignoring it by Textbooks and
overlooking it in routine urological practice
b.	 USA Authorities ignores both SN & LPHS, UK Authorities
ignores SN and what the leaders choose to ignore, others do not
see.
Nephroptosis is differentially diagnosed from ectopic Kidney
by blood supply and mobility. In SN the kidney drops >1.5v
(>5cm) on erect IVU film causing pain with/out haematuria. In
LPHS no detectable anomalies is seen on SIP. Every pair of IVU
films, shown here, shows left Supine (S) and right Erect (E) for
comparison.
Measuring renal drop, laterality, pelvi-ureteric junction (PUJ)
kink and pelvicalyceal dilatation (PC) as evidence of obstruction
on IVU E, have established renal pedicle stretch and rotation
as evidence of renal neuro-ischaemia. Although SN is known, it
was disparaged >60 years ago and omitted from all textbooks.
SIP is constantly normal- at supine posture. UIP (IVU-E) is rarely
requested, hence chance diagnosis of SN is unlikely and diagnosis
is easily missed. Many of SN features and some complications were
documented >70 years ago. The link of SN with LPHS is a new
discovery explaining its real patho-etiology [1,2].
Patients and Methods
This is based on a prospective observational 10 years study
of 236 patients presenting with episodic LP/LPHS. All had NO
detectable anomalies or known organic causes of LP/LPHS on SIP.
Of presented cases, 190 demonstrated anomalies on UIP of IVU-E
and retrograde pyelography (RGP). All 190 SN patients had renal
drop >1.5 and up to 5 vertebrae (>5 to 17.5cm) on IVU-E film.
Most patients also demonstrated other features and complications
on UIP, while SIP is negative as it is routinely done at Supine (S)
posture. KUB, US & IVU were normal when S. Ancillary imaging of
CT, MRI & Isotope Renography (IR) were also normal at S posture.
UIP is the same as SIP after adding erect (E) IVU film. IVU-S was
repeated with erect film at 15min (IVU-E). Isotope renography (IR)
was done at S and E (sitting) postures. Retrograde pyelography
(RGP) with Cystoscopy was done on patients who consented.
In order to affirm LP/LPHS is genuine we developed the
following new methods
a.	 Loin Grip Sign gripping the loin while the patient in
standing position holds the kidney at ptosis position after lying
supine, for examination at right iliac fossa.
b.	 One step jump test asking the patient to jump from one
step to the floor causes agony which affirms that pain is real
and genuine.
To affirm pedicle stretch causes ischaemia
i.	 The IVU 7 sign, mapping the renal pedicle on IVU-S and
IVU-E demonstrate its degree of stretch
ii.	 Rubber tube stretch hypothesis shows that stretch
narrows the lumen of a tube and induces renal ischaemia.
The kidney was explored by open surgery, placing the kidney at
ptosed position caused stretch of renal pedicle causing ischaemic
cyanosis of the kidney. This confirmed the IVU 7 sign and tube
stretch hypothesis; representing the renal pedicle stretch ischemia
and neuropathy. The kidney was explored through loin incision. The
renalarterywasskeletonisedcuttinganddiathermyallsurrounding
nerves. Nephropexy was done by the 3 point technique
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Results
Figure 1: Shows frequency distribution of patients’ age.
Figure 2: Shows frequency distribution of renal drop in
vertebrae.
Figure 3: Compares IVU-S with IVU-E shows right nephroptosis
of 2 vertebrae.
Figure 4: Compares IVU-S with IVU-E shows bilateral nephroptosis
of 3 and 2 vertabrae.
TOf 190 patients with SN on IVU-E, 182 were females and 8
males. Of 46 excluded cases, 26 had SN <1.5v, 11 undetermined
(allergy) and 9 had urinary stones. A drop of >3 veretebrae (10.5cm)
affected 124 (65%). Mean age was 28.7 (12-70), hospital follow up
6.6 (3-16) and symptom duration 15.7 (3-46) y. Age distribution
is shown in Figure 1 and ptosis distribution is shown in Figure 2.
Ptosis affected right kidney alone (Figure 3) in 107/190 (56.3%)
and was bilateral (Figure 4) in 82 (43.2%) patients.
The patients were segregated by presentation into two groups.
The Emergency Room (ER) group of patients was mostly young, thin
and single females. Their mean body weight 47.7kg, height 155cm
and body mass index (BMI) 19.8kg/m2. Severe LP/LPHS episodes
required repeated hospital admissions of 97 (51%). Haematuria
episodes affected 36 (18.9%) patients. LP affected all right sides of
ptosis but may affect the left side as part of bilateral involvement.
False diagnosis during an episode of the acute abdomen caused
unnecessary surgeries including appendecectomy in 28, inter-
vertebral disc removal in 3 and cholecystectomy in 4 patients.
False label included depression in 18, opiate dependency in 13 and
malingering in 3 patients.
The out-patient department (OPD) group regularly attended
clinics with episodes of LP and the multiple associated splanchnic
symptoms (MASS). They were married multi-parous women with a
mean body weight of 66kg, height 155cm and BMI 28 kg/m2. They
regularly attended many clinics of medical, gastro-intestinal tract
(GIT), Nephrology, UTI, Backache and Pain clinic.
MASS indicated sympathetic over-activity and included:
a.	 GIT symptoms of acid peptic disease (APD) and irritable
bowel syndrome (IBS) affected 94 (49%) patients.
b.	 Backache affected 120 (63%) of whom 24 (12.6%)
patients had sciatica-like pain (normal CT spine).
c.	 Cystitis without UTI affected 96 (51%) patients, of whom
12 had bladder biopsy and showed interstitial cystitis.
Presentation
i.	 Recurrent attacks of severe LP or LPHS to OPD or ER
ii.	 ER Group had the differential diagnosis of right acute
abdomen.
iii.	 OPD Group had LP and MASS of GIT of APD / IBS, Backache
and Cystitis. All specialist investigations were normal.
Kink at PUJ was demonstrable on IVU-E of 135/190 (71.1%),
116 (61.1%) right and 19 (10%) bilateral. PUJ kink with renal
pelvis dilatation on IVU-E affected 46 (24.2%) patients, 37 right
and 9 bilateral kidneys. Renal pelvis dilatation became evident on
follow up later on IVU-S of 18 (9.5%) and classical PJU obstruction
developed in 7 cases (Figure 5).
Ischaemia due to pedicle stretch and renal twist torsion
rotation around pedicle demonstrated in 124 (65.3%) patients.
The renal ischaemia is evidenced by the IVU 7 sign and tube stretch
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hypothesis (Figure 6 & 7). Ischaemia caused erosion of medullary
papillae best shown on RGP (Figures 8 & 9).
Figure 5: Shows IVU with nephroptosis complicated with PUJ
obstruction.
Figure 6: Shows renal pedicle mapped on a supine IVU film
(Horizontal) and erect film (Vertical) where the renal pedicle is
stretched to 3 times its normal length.
Figure 7: Compares the rubber tube stretch with IVU 7 sign which
demonstrate that stretch of a tube or artery causes stenosis of the
lumen.
Figure 8: Shows RGP with multiple pyelocalyctaisis with erosion of
medullary papillae and contrast leakage into veins (papillary venous
fistula).
Figure 9: Compares IVU with RGP of the same patient, IVU looks
normal while RGP reveals extensive bilateral renal damage (eroded
papillae of pyelocayctaisis).
The 99mTc-DTPA IR at supine and seated posture showing
blood flow, GFR and washout curves. Heterogeneous causes of LP
and LPHS in SN demonstrable on IR but are posture dependant.
Split kidney function was shown on changing posture from S to E
(sitting). The pathology shown on IR may show ischaemia (Blood
Flow & GFR) and or obstruction (Drainage) (Figure 10).
Figure 10: Shows isotope renography at supine and sitting postures
with split renal function.
Figure 11: Shows agony on a patient’s face who suffered from LPHS
after jumping from one step to the floor
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Open surgical treatment was used in 28 patients suffering from
severe LPHS; 10 had simple nephropexy and 18 had RSD&N. Four
of those treated with simple nephropexy had recurrence of LPHS
while those who had RSD&N were all cured of LPHS. Nephropexy
alone is inadequate treatment. The evidence that repeated stretch
of renal pedicle causes ischaemia and focal infarctions of the kidney
is shown in Figure 11 as a result of the severe vascular stenosis
affecting renal Pedicle (Figure 12). The new physical signs that
demonstrate LP and LPHS are genuine are shown in (Figures 13
& 14).
Figure 12: Shows the ioin grip sign applied when the patient is
standing then keep it as she lies supine (Top) to allow for kidney
examination at the right iliac fosse (bottom).
Figure 13: Shows an explored right kidney of LPHS patient which is
cyanotic with focal infarction.
Figure 14: Shows an explored right renal pedicle after denervation of
LPHS patient shown in Figure 13 with severely stenosed artery and
vein (effect of chronic repeated pedicle stretch). The Nelaton tube is
approximately the size of a normal renal artery..
Discussion
The IVU 7 sign and tube stretch shows that stretch to twice
the normal length reduces artery diameter to ½, the cross section
area to ¼ and flow to 1/16(6.25%). Artery twist/torsion induces
further ischaemia. The renal pedicle contains renal artery, vein
and sympathetic nerves. Thus SN initially causes functional stretch
neuropathy and ischaemia explaining pain and haematuria of LPHS.
It later causes ischameic damage to renal papillae.
This causes sympathetic neuropathy and nephropathy
inducing ischaemia of SN which is initially intermittent and
functional causing LP/LPHS. LPHS takes 3-4 years to complicate SN.
Ischaemia organic permanent calyctaisis becomes evident on RGP:
It starts at upper right calyx, common site of haematuria, spreads
to other calyx of the same right kidney and affects the medullary
papillae long before cortex. Auto-nephropexy detected in 12 (6.3%)
patients and auto-nephrectomy (Renal atrophy) in 4% of patients.
Focal or segmental infarctions may occur. Retrograde pyelography
demonstrates the organic pyelocalyctaisis (Figure 8 & 9) as the
patho-etiology of painful hematuria, caused initially by intermittent
renal ischemia of pedicle ptotic stretch or torsion [11,12]. Also PUJ
kink obstruction may occur with nephroptosis which is initially
functional intermittent and later cause organic PC dilatation.
The reported patho-etiology of SN pain is heterogeneous with
obstruction, ischemia and neuropathy components that have
reversible and organic stages. Although, these causes, and rarely
UTI, may contribute to the establishment of pyelocalyctaisis, [13-
15] the lesion seems primarily ischemic [10-12]. The link of SN
with LPHS was illusive and overlooked, particularly when the
ischemic complications of auto-nephropexy, auto-nephrectomy
and sympathetic nephroplegia involving the normal contra-lateral
kidney occurred insidiously over many years [1]. Auto-nephropexy,
made the link of SN with LPHS most elusive by erasing the evidence
on renal mobility, but demonstrated that simple nephropexy [14-
16] or spontaneous nephropexy alone may neither cure the loin
pain of SN nor abort its complication into LPHS.
The demonstrable pathology on upright IVU, [2,3,9-16]
arteriography [11,12] and IR [2,13] are well documented on
SN that was discarded long ago [4]. Upright imaging is currently
undone and has not been reported previously in LPHS. Retrograde
pyelography findings (Figure 8 & 9) have not previously been
documented in either condition. The use of IVU started early
in the 20th century while clinical evidence on the genuineness
of SN pain dated back to the 15th century [15-17]. Loin pain
hematuria syndrome was reported in 19675 while Dietl’s crisis
is known for centuries. Organic reno-vascular complications
demonstrated on conventional arteriography of SN [11,12] and
LPHS [5-8] are of advanced cases. The demonstrable link of SN
with LPHS, other ischemic complications of infarction and atrophy
“auto-nephrectomy” and the most elusive “autonephropexy” and
“sympathetic nephroplegia” are reported here. Hahn [18] reported
nephropexy for SN in 1881 and Blacklock [19] reported renal
sympathetic denervation in 1989. The IVU 7 sign (Figure 6 & 7) and
deformity of renal calyxes seen on erect IVU film demonstrate the
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renal pedicle stretch and torsion, respectively, which are important
in explaining the neuro-ischhamic pathology of LPHS.
Conclusion
LP and LPHS are genuine symptoms of SN. SN is overlooked
on SIP but demonstrable on UIP. The features and complications of
SN cause genuine incapacitating episodic LP/LPHS. Pain of SN has
heterogeneous causes of intermittent (functional) or permanent
(organic) and of obstructive and neuro-ischaemic origin. PUJ kink
causes Obstruction. Ischaemic stretch and/or twist torsion of renal
pedicle causes neuro-ischaemic nephropathy via sympathetic
over-stimulation and neuropathy. SN may complicate into LPHS
causing ischaemic papillary necrosis calyctaisis and veno-calyceal
shunt which is evident on RGP. The neuro-ishaemia due to pedicle
stretch/rotation explains the LPHS.
The IVU-E and RGP demonstrate these features of SN while all
ancillary imaging remain normal being supine. The IVU 7 sign and
calyx deformity are used for detecting stretch neuro-ischaemia and
obstructive pathology, respectively. The condition goes through two
stages; a reversible stage which is curable and an irreversible stage
which is incurable. IVU-E film and RGP are indicated in all LPHS
cases. Renal sympathetic denervation and nephropexy (RSD&N)
offer the best chance of curing SN and LPHS. In view of the new
evidence presented here, the authorities should reconsider SN with
link to LPHS and bring it back to current textbooks.
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Crimson Publishers-Loin Pain and Haematuria Syndrome (LPHS) Linked to Symptomatic Nephroptosis (SN) and Revealing Pedicle Stretch Causing Neuro-Ischaemia Using the New IVU 7 Sign

  • 1. 1/6 Volume 1 - Issue - 1 Introduction This article is based on a prospective 10 years observational study on loin pain haematuria syndrome (LPHS) complicating symptomaticnephroptosis(SN)andtheresultsofrenalsympathetic denervation and nephropexy (RSD&N) surgery [1,2]. The objective Salma A Ghanem1 , Khalid A Ghanem2 , Nisha Pindoria3 and Ahmed N Ghanem4 * 1 Royal London Hospital, London 2 Mansoura University Hospital, Egypt 3 North Middlesex University Hospital, London 4 Retired Consultant Urologist, Egypt *Corresponding author: Ahmed N Ghanem, MD, FRCS, Retired Consultant Urologist, No1 President Mubarak Street, Mansoura 35511, Egypt, Tel: +001020883243; Email: Submission: July 27, 2017; Published: October 02, 2017 Loin Pain and Haematuria Syndrome (LPHS) Linked to Symptomatic Nephroptosis (SN) and Revealing Pedicle Stretch Causing Neuro-Ischaemia Using the New IVU 7 Sign Exp Tech Urol Nephrol Copyright © All rights are reserved by Ahmed N Ghanem. CRIMSONpublishers http://www.crimsonpublishers.com Abstract Introduction and objectives: This article is based on a prospective 10 years observational study on loin pain haematuria syndrome (LPHS) complicating symptomatic nephroptosis (SN) and the results of renal sympathetic denervation and nephropexy (RSD&N) surgery. The objective here is to demonstrate that renal pedicle stretch causes neuro-ischaemia as evidenced by the new IVU 7 sign. Patients and methods: All patients presenting with loin pain with or without hematuria during 10 years were entered into a prospective observational study and underwent thorough clinical, laboratory and imaging investigations. Repeated standard imaging was invariably normal, when supine. However, 190 patients demonstrated SN of > 1.5 vertebrae on repeating intravenous urography (IVU) with erect film. Of whom 36 (18.9%) patients developed recurrent episodes of painful hematuria for which no organic pathology was detected on all imaging, when supine- thus fitting the definition of LPHS. The IVU 7 sign, with its horizontal and vertical segments, represents the renal pedicle at supine and erect IVU films, respectively was used for measuring renal pedicle stretch causing renal ischaemia. Results: Results of 190 with SN on IVU-E, 182 were females and 8 males. The mean age was 28.8; duration of symptoms 15.7 and hospital follow up 6.6 years. Patients showed no abnormality on IVU or ancillary imaging when supine. All patients showed renal drop of >1.5 vertebrae (>5cm) on erect IVU film. Other demonstrable pathology on erect IVP film included: pelviuretric junction kink affecting the right kidney in 116 (61.1%) and bilateral in 19 (10%) of patients. Stretch/rotation of renal pedicle causing neuro-ischaemic pain of LPHS was demonstrable on the right side in 72 (37.9%) and bilaterally in 7 patients. Complications of SN on IVU erect film included both obstructive and neuro-ischaemic: obstructive complication included ballooned renal pelvis, hydronephrosis and upper pole diverticulum. Neuro-schaemic complications induced by pedicle stretch and rotation/twist were haematuria of the LPHS affecting 36 (18.9%), auto nephropexy affecting 12 right kidneys, upper pole calyctiasis with extra-vasation affecting 28 (15.8%) right kidney and 2 bilateral that are best shown on RGP. Renal atrophy affected 4 right kidneys. Upper pole infarction affected 2 kidneys. Retrograde pyelography (RGP) also demonstrated upper pole calyctiasis with extra-vasation. Surgical treatment was used in 28 patients; 10 had simple nephropexy and 18 had RSD&N for severe LPHS. Four of patients treated with simple nephropexy had recurrence of LPHS while those who had RSD&N were all cured. Conclusion: Upright IVU film and RGP are essential for the diagnosis of SN complicating into LPHS. The new IVU 7 sign affirms that pedicle stretch causes ischaemic nephropathy. Renal sympathetic denervation and nephropexy is curable for LPHS but simple nephropexy is not. Keywords: LPHS; Nephroptosis; Obstruction; Ischemia; Neuropathy; Autonephropexy; Auto-nephrectomy; Sympathetic nephroplegia; Renal sympathetic denervation; Nephropexy Abbreviations: LPHS: Loin Pain Haematuria Syndrome; SN: Symptomatic Nephroptosis; RSD&N: Renal Sympathetic Denervation and Nephropexy; RGP: Retrograde Pyelography; IVU: Intravenous Urography; SN: Symptomatic Nephroptosis; LP: Loin Pain; UTI: Urinary Tract Infections; PUJ: Pelvi- Ureteric Junction; PC: Pelvicalyceal Dilatation; RGP: Retrograde Pyelography; IR: Isotope Renography; RGP: Retrograde Pyelography; ER: Emergency Room; BMI: Body Mass Index; OPD: Out-Patient Department; MASS: Multiple Associated Splanchnic Symptoms; GIT: Gastro-Intestinal Tract; APD: Acid Peptic Disease; IBS: Irritable Bowel Syndrome Research Article ISSN 2578-0395
  • 2. How to cite this article: Salma A Ghanem, Khalid A Ghanem, Nisha Pindoria, Ahmed N Ghanem. Loin Pain and Haematuria Syndrome (LPHS) Linked to Symptomatic Nephroptosis (SN) and Revealing Pedicle Stretch Causing Neuro-Ischaemia Using the New IVU 7 Sign. Exp Tech Urol Nephrol. 1(1). ETUN.000501. 2017. DOI: 10.31031/ETUN.2017.01.000501 Experimental Techniques in Urology & Nephrology 2/6 Exp Tech Urol Nephrol Volume 1 - Issue - 1 here is to demonstrate that renal pedicle stretch causes neuro- ischaemia as evidenced by the new IVU 7 sign. Episodic loin pain (LP) or LPHS that has no detectable pathology is frustrating to both patient and urologist. I inherited 30 cases from my predecessor at King Khaled Hospital, Najran, Saudi Arabia. Repeated investigations and imaging were all normal. A patient showed me a maneuver to bring her own right kidney down to right iliac fossa and keeping it there for examination (Loin grip sign). Ever since I diagnosed 1.7new cases/m and found the underlying cause of SN and LPHS. The main management problem of loin pain was the lack of demonstrable pathology on repeated imaging, when supine. The underlying SN though well known [3] was disparaged [4] and LPHS though well documented, its existence may be doubted [5] and both are extremely problematic to manage [5-8]. Demonstrable renal pathology of loin pain and haematuria was invariably lacking on all supine imaging of the received protocol [5- 8]. Urinary tract infections (UTI) may affect a few patients during the occasional episodes but UTI, stones and organic causes play no role in the pathogenesis of LPHS. Many complex ramifying management problems of SN and LPHS are well known, but have no solutions. Some of the problems were communicated [9,10] and the illusive overlooked link of SN with LPHS was pointed out recently [1,2]. The objective of this study was to answer the following questions: a. Is chronic episodic LP/LPHS genuine? b. Is there an organic pathology? How to reveal it? c. Why is the Standard Imaging Protocol (SIP) negative? Defining a. Nephroptosis means mobile kidney. b. Standard Imaging Protocol (SIP) as in current use. c. Upright Imaging Protocol (UIP) in which an IVU with erect film (IVU-E) is done. Demonstrating a. Features and complications of SN seen on UIP not on SIP b. Patho-etiology link of SN with LPHS. Discussing a. Reasons for disparaging SN, ignoring it by Textbooks and overlooking it in routine urological practice b. USA Authorities ignores both SN & LPHS, UK Authorities ignores SN and what the leaders choose to ignore, others do not see. Nephroptosis is differentially diagnosed from ectopic Kidney by blood supply and mobility. In SN the kidney drops >1.5v (>5cm) on erect IVU film causing pain with/out haematuria. In LPHS no detectable anomalies is seen on SIP. Every pair of IVU films, shown here, shows left Supine (S) and right Erect (E) for comparison. Measuring renal drop, laterality, pelvi-ureteric junction (PUJ) kink and pelvicalyceal dilatation (PC) as evidence of obstruction on IVU E, have established renal pedicle stretch and rotation as evidence of renal neuro-ischaemia. Although SN is known, it was disparaged >60 years ago and omitted from all textbooks. SIP is constantly normal- at supine posture. UIP (IVU-E) is rarely requested, hence chance diagnosis of SN is unlikely and diagnosis is easily missed. Many of SN features and some complications were documented >70 years ago. The link of SN with LPHS is a new discovery explaining its real patho-etiology [1,2]. Patients and Methods This is based on a prospective observational 10 years study of 236 patients presenting with episodic LP/LPHS. All had NO detectable anomalies or known organic causes of LP/LPHS on SIP. Of presented cases, 190 demonstrated anomalies on UIP of IVU-E and retrograde pyelography (RGP). All 190 SN patients had renal drop >1.5 and up to 5 vertebrae (>5 to 17.5cm) on IVU-E film. Most patients also demonstrated other features and complications on UIP, while SIP is negative as it is routinely done at Supine (S) posture. KUB, US & IVU were normal when S. Ancillary imaging of CT, MRI & Isotope Renography (IR) were also normal at S posture. UIP is the same as SIP after adding erect (E) IVU film. IVU-S was repeated with erect film at 15min (IVU-E). Isotope renography (IR) was done at S and E (sitting) postures. Retrograde pyelography (RGP) with Cystoscopy was done on patients who consented. In order to affirm LP/LPHS is genuine we developed the following new methods a. Loin Grip Sign gripping the loin while the patient in standing position holds the kidney at ptosis position after lying supine, for examination at right iliac fossa. b. One step jump test asking the patient to jump from one step to the floor causes agony which affirms that pain is real and genuine. To affirm pedicle stretch causes ischaemia i. The IVU 7 sign, mapping the renal pedicle on IVU-S and IVU-E demonstrate its degree of stretch ii. Rubber tube stretch hypothesis shows that stretch narrows the lumen of a tube and induces renal ischaemia. The kidney was explored by open surgery, placing the kidney at ptosed position caused stretch of renal pedicle causing ischaemic cyanosis of the kidney. This confirmed the IVU 7 sign and tube stretch hypothesis; representing the renal pedicle stretch ischemia and neuropathy. The kidney was explored through loin incision. The renalarterywasskeletonisedcuttinganddiathermyallsurrounding nerves. Nephropexy was done by the 3 point technique
  • 3. How to cite this article: Salma A Ghanem, Khalid A Ghanem, Nisha Pindoria, Ahmed N Ghanem. Loin Pain and Haematuria Syndrome (LPHS) Linked to Symptomatic Nephroptosis (SN) and Revealing Pedicle Stretch Causing Neuro-Ischaemia Using the New IVU 7 Sign. Exp Tech Urol Nephrol. 1(1). ETUN.000501. 2017. DOI: 10.31031/ETUN.2017.01.000501 3/6 Exp Tech Urol NephrolExperimental Techniques in Urology & Nephrology Volume 1 - Issue - 1 Results Figure 1: Shows frequency distribution of patients’ age. Figure 2: Shows frequency distribution of renal drop in vertebrae. Figure 3: Compares IVU-S with IVU-E shows right nephroptosis of 2 vertebrae. Figure 4: Compares IVU-S with IVU-E shows bilateral nephroptosis of 3 and 2 vertabrae. TOf 190 patients with SN on IVU-E, 182 were females and 8 males. Of 46 excluded cases, 26 had SN <1.5v, 11 undetermined (allergy) and 9 had urinary stones. A drop of >3 veretebrae (10.5cm) affected 124 (65%). Mean age was 28.7 (12-70), hospital follow up 6.6 (3-16) and symptom duration 15.7 (3-46) y. Age distribution is shown in Figure 1 and ptosis distribution is shown in Figure 2. Ptosis affected right kidney alone (Figure 3) in 107/190 (56.3%) and was bilateral (Figure 4) in 82 (43.2%) patients. The patients were segregated by presentation into two groups. The Emergency Room (ER) group of patients was mostly young, thin and single females. Their mean body weight 47.7kg, height 155cm and body mass index (BMI) 19.8kg/m2. Severe LP/LPHS episodes required repeated hospital admissions of 97 (51%). Haematuria episodes affected 36 (18.9%) patients. LP affected all right sides of ptosis but may affect the left side as part of bilateral involvement. False diagnosis during an episode of the acute abdomen caused unnecessary surgeries including appendecectomy in 28, inter- vertebral disc removal in 3 and cholecystectomy in 4 patients. False label included depression in 18, opiate dependency in 13 and malingering in 3 patients. The out-patient department (OPD) group regularly attended clinics with episodes of LP and the multiple associated splanchnic symptoms (MASS). They were married multi-parous women with a mean body weight of 66kg, height 155cm and BMI 28 kg/m2. They regularly attended many clinics of medical, gastro-intestinal tract (GIT), Nephrology, UTI, Backache and Pain clinic. MASS indicated sympathetic over-activity and included: a. GIT symptoms of acid peptic disease (APD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) affected 94 (49%) patients. b. Backache affected 120 (63%) of whom 24 (12.6%) patients had sciatica-like pain (normal CT spine). c. Cystitis without UTI affected 96 (51%) patients, of whom 12 had bladder biopsy and showed interstitial cystitis. Presentation i. Recurrent attacks of severe LP or LPHS to OPD or ER ii. ER Group had the differential diagnosis of right acute abdomen. iii. OPD Group had LP and MASS of GIT of APD / IBS, Backache and Cystitis. All specialist investigations were normal. Kink at PUJ was demonstrable on IVU-E of 135/190 (71.1%), 116 (61.1%) right and 19 (10%) bilateral. PUJ kink with renal pelvis dilatation on IVU-E affected 46 (24.2%) patients, 37 right and 9 bilateral kidneys. Renal pelvis dilatation became evident on follow up later on IVU-S of 18 (9.5%) and classical PJU obstruction developed in 7 cases (Figure 5). Ischaemia due to pedicle stretch and renal twist torsion rotation around pedicle demonstrated in 124 (65.3%) patients. The renal ischaemia is evidenced by the IVU 7 sign and tube stretch
  • 4. How to cite this article: Salma A Ghanem, Khalid A Ghanem, Nisha Pindoria, Ahmed N Ghanem. Loin Pain and Haematuria Syndrome (LPHS) Linked to Symptomatic Nephroptosis (SN) and Revealing Pedicle Stretch Causing Neuro-Ischaemia Using the New IVU 7 Sign. Exp Tech Urol Nephrol. 1(1). ETUN.000501. 2017. DOI: 10.31031/ETUN.2017.01.000501 Experimental Techniques in Urology & Nephrology 4/6 Exp Tech Urol Nephrol Volume 1 - Issue - 1 hypothesis (Figure 6 & 7). Ischaemia caused erosion of medullary papillae best shown on RGP (Figures 8 & 9). Figure 5: Shows IVU with nephroptosis complicated with PUJ obstruction. Figure 6: Shows renal pedicle mapped on a supine IVU film (Horizontal) and erect film (Vertical) where the renal pedicle is stretched to 3 times its normal length. Figure 7: Compares the rubber tube stretch with IVU 7 sign which demonstrate that stretch of a tube or artery causes stenosis of the lumen. Figure 8: Shows RGP with multiple pyelocalyctaisis with erosion of medullary papillae and contrast leakage into veins (papillary venous fistula). Figure 9: Compares IVU with RGP of the same patient, IVU looks normal while RGP reveals extensive bilateral renal damage (eroded papillae of pyelocayctaisis). The 99mTc-DTPA IR at supine and seated posture showing blood flow, GFR and washout curves. Heterogeneous causes of LP and LPHS in SN demonstrable on IR but are posture dependant. Split kidney function was shown on changing posture from S to E (sitting). The pathology shown on IR may show ischaemia (Blood Flow & GFR) and or obstruction (Drainage) (Figure 10). Figure 10: Shows isotope renography at supine and sitting postures with split renal function. Figure 11: Shows agony on a patient’s face who suffered from LPHS after jumping from one step to the floor
  • 5. How to cite this article: Salma A Ghanem, Khalid A Ghanem, Nisha Pindoria, Ahmed N Ghanem. Loin Pain and Haematuria Syndrome (LPHS) Linked to Symptomatic Nephroptosis (SN) and Revealing Pedicle Stretch Causing Neuro-Ischaemia Using the New IVU 7 Sign. Exp Tech Urol Nephrol. 1(1). ETUN.000501. 2017. DOI: 10.31031/ETUN.2017.01.000501 5/6 Exp Tech Urol NephrolExperimental Techniques in Urology & Nephrology Volume 1 - Issue - 1 Open surgical treatment was used in 28 patients suffering from severe LPHS; 10 had simple nephropexy and 18 had RSD&N. Four of those treated with simple nephropexy had recurrence of LPHS while those who had RSD&N were all cured of LPHS. Nephropexy alone is inadequate treatment. The evidence that repeated stretch of renal pedicle causes ischaemia and focal infarctions of the kidney is shown in Figure 11 as a result of the severe vascular stenosis affecting renal Pedicle (Figure 12). The new physical signs that demonstrate LP and LPHS are genuine are shown in (Figures 13 & 14). Figure 12: Shows the ioin grip sign applied when the patient is standing then keep it as she lies supine (Top) to allow for kidney examination at the right iliac fosse (bottom). Figure 13: Shows an explored right kidney of LPHS patient which is cyanotic with focal infarction. Figure 14: Shows an explored right renal pedicle after denervation of LPHS patient shown in Figure 13 with severely stenosed artery and vein (effect of chronic repeated pedicle stretch). The Nelaton tube is approximately the size of a normal renal artery.. Discussion The IVU 7 sign and tube stretch shows that stretch to twice the normal length reduces artery diameter to ½, the cross section area to ¼ and flow to 1/16(6.25%). Artery twist/torsion induces further ischaemia. The renal pedicle contains renal artery, vein and sympathetic nerves. Thus SN initially causes functional stretch neuropathy and ischaemia explaining pain and haematuria of LPHS. It later causes ischameic damage to renal papillae. This causes sympathetic neuropathy and nephropathy inducing ischaemia of SN which is initially intermittent and functional causing LP/LPHS. LPHS takes 3-4 years to complicate SN. Ischaemia organic permanent calyctaisis becomes evident on RGP: It starts at upper right calyx, common site of haematuria, spreads to other calyx of the same right kidney and affects the medullary papillae long before cortex. Auto-nephropexy detected in 12 (6.3%) patients and auto-nephrectomy (Renal atrophy) in 4% of patients. Focal or segmental infarctions may occur. Retrograde pyelography demonstrates the organic pyelocalyctaisis (Figure 8 & 9) as the patho-etiology of painful hematuria, caused initially by intermittent renal ischemia of pedicle ptotic stretch or torsion [11,12]. Also PUJ kink obstruction may occur with nephroptosis which is initially functional intermittent and later cause organic PC dilatation. The reported patho-etiology of SN pain is heterogeneous with obstruction, ischemia and neuropathy components that have reversible and organic stages. Although, these causes, and rarely UTI, may contribute to the establishment of pyelocalyctaisis, [13- 15] the lesion seems primarily ischemic [10-12]. The link of SN with LPHS was illusive and overlooked, particularly when the ischemic complications of auto-nephropexy, auto-nephrectomy and sympathetic nephroplegia involving the normal contra-lateral kidney occurred insidiously over many years [1]. Auto-nephropexy, made the link of SN with LPHS most elusive by erasing the evidence on renal mobility, but demonstrated that simple nephropexy [14- 16] or spontaneous nephropexy alone may neither cure the loin pain of SN nor abort its complication into LPHS. The demonstrable pathology on upright IVU, [2,3,9-16] arteriography [11,12] and IR [2,13] are well documented on SN that was discarded long ago [4]. Upright imaging is currently undone and has not been reported previously in LPHS. Retrograde pyelography findings (Figure 8 & 9) have not previously been documented in either condition. The use of IVU started early in the 20th century while clinical evidence on the genuineness of SN pain dated back to the 15th century [15-17]. Loin pain hematuria syndrome was reported in 19675 while Dietl’s crisis is known for centuries. Organic reno-vascular complications demonstrated on conventional arteriography of SN [11,12] and LPHS [5-8] are of advanced cases. The demonstrable link of SN with LPHS, other ischemic complications of infarction and atrophy “auto-nephrectomy” and the most elusive “autonephropexy” and “sympathetic nephroplegia” are reported here. Hahn [18] reported nephropexy for SN in 1881 and Blacklock [19] reported renal sympathetic denervation in 1989. The IVU 7 sign (Figure 6 & 7) and deformity of renal calyxes seen on erect IVU film demonstrate the
  • 6. How to cite this article: Salma A Ghanem, Khalid A Ghanem, Nisha Pindoria, Ahmed N Ghanem. Loin Pain and Haematuria Syndrome (LPHS) Linked to Symptomatic Nephroptosis (SN) and Revealing Pedicle Stretch Causing Neuro-Ischaemia Using the New IVU 7 Sign. Exp Tech Urol Nephrol. 1(1). ETUN.000501. 2017. DOI: 10.31031/ETUN.2017.01.000501 Experimental Techniques in Urology & Nephrology 6/6 Exp Tech Urol Nephrol Volume 1 - Issue - 1 renal pedicle stretch and torsion, respectively, which are important in explaining the neuro-ischhamic pathology of LPHS. Conclusion LP and LPHS are genuine symptoms of SN. SN is overlooked on SIP but demonstrable on UIP. The features and complications of SN cause genuine incapacitating episodic LP/LPHS. Pain of SN has heterogeneous causes of intermittent (functional) or permanent (organic) and of obstructive and neuro-ischaemic origin. PUJ kink causes Obstruction. Ischaemic stretch and/or twist torsion of renal pedicle causes neuro-ischaemic nephropathy via sympathetic over-stimulation and neuropathy. SN may complicate into LPHS causing ischaemic papillary necrosis calyctaisis and veno-calyceal shunt which is evident on RGP. The neuro-ishaemia due to pedicle stretch/rotation explains the LPHS. The IVU-E and RGP demonstrate these features of SN while all ancillary imaging remain normal being supine. The IVU 7 sign and calyx deformity are used for detecting stretch neuro-ischaemia and obstructive pathology, respectively. The condition goes through two stages; a reversible stage which is curable and an irreversible stage which is incurable. IVU-E film and RGP are indicated in all LPHS cases. Renal sympathetic denervation and nephropexy (RSD&N) offer the best chance of curing SN and LPHS. In view of the new evidence presented here, the authorities should reconsider SN with link to LPHS and bring it back to current textbooks. References 1. Ghanem AN (2002) Feature and complications of symptomatic nephroptosis causing the loin pain haematuria syndrome: Preleminary report. Saudi Med J 23 (2): 197-205. 2. Ghanem SA, Ghanem AN (2016) Prospective Observational Study on Loin Pain Hematuria Syndrome Complicating Symptomatic Nephroptosis and the Results of Renal Sympathetic denervation and Nephropexy Surgery. J J Nephro Urol 3(1): 025. 3. Burford CE (1946) Nephroptosis with coexisting renal lesions. J Urol 55: 220-224. 4. Hoenig DM, Hemal AK, Shalhav AL, Clayman RV (1999) Nephroptosis: A disparaged condition revisited. Urology 54(4): 590-596. 5. Little PJ, Sloper JS, de Wardner HE (1967) A syndrome of loin pain haematuria associated with disease of the peripheral renal arteries. Q J Med 36(142): 253-259. 6. Armstrong T, McLean AD, Hayes M, Morgan BT, Tullock DN (2000) Early experience of intrauterine capsaicin infusion in loin pain haematuria syndrome. BJU Int 85(3): 233-237. 7. Editorial (1992) Loin pain haematuria syndrome. Lancet 340 (ii): 701- 702. 8. Andrews BT, Jones NF, Browse NL (1997) The use of surgical sympathectomy in the treatment of chronic renal pain. Br J Urol 80(1): 6-10. 9. Ghanem AN (2000) Disparaged Nephroptosis. Urology 56(1): 183-184. 10. Ghanem AN (2000) Early experience of intrauterine capsaicin infusion in loin pain haematuria syndrome. BJU Int 86: 911-914. 11. Kaufman JJ, Hanafee W, Maxwell MH (1964) Upright renal arteriography in the study of renal hypertension. JAMA 187: 977-980. 12. Stoll HG (1970) Indications of Nephropexy with special reference to the renovascular aspects of ptosis. Der Urologe A 9Jg. Heft 3: 114-117. 13. O‘Reilly PH, Pollard AJ (1988) Nephroptosis: a cause of renal pain and a potential cause of inaccurate split renal function determination. Br J Urol 61(4): 284-288. 14. McWinnie DL, Hamilton DNH (1984) The rise and fall of the floating kidney. Br Med J 288(6420): 845-847. 15. Braasch WF, Greene LF, Goyanna R (1948) Renal ptosis and its treatment. JAMA 138(6): 399-403. 16. Deming CL (1930) Nephroptosis: causes, relation to other vescera and correction by a new operation. JAMA 95(4): 251-257. 17. Mathe CP, Sanchez DLPL (1957) Orthostatic renal hypertension resulting from torsion and ptosis of kidney. J Int Coll Surg 27(1): 36-45. 18. Hahn E (1881) Die operative Behandlung der beweglichen Niere Durch fixation. Zintralbl Chir 29: 449-452. 19. Blacklock ARE (1989) Renal denervation with releasing renal capsule incision in the loin pain haematuria syndrome. Br J Urol 64(2): 203-204.