
doi: 10.1038/ki.2014.233
pmid: 25635725
A 55-year-old man with a history of colorectal cancer, status-post wedge resection of liver 3 weeks prior, was admitted with jaundice, ascites, and acute kidney injury. On presentation, he was icteric with a soft distended abdomen and mild ascites. Laboratory data revealed a creatinine level of 2.72 mg/dl (baseline 1 mg/dl). Total and direct bilirubin levels on admission were 42.5 mg/dl (up from 1.6 mg/dl) and 25 mg/dl, respectively. Numerous dark casts were seen in the urine (Figure 1, red arrow), worrisome for bile casts, and an incidental leucine crystal (black arrow). Kidney biopsy confirmed the presence of intratubular bile casts as in Figure 2 (black arrow).
Male, Kidney Tubules, Bile, Humans, Bilirubin, Kidney Diseases, Middle Aged
Male, Kidney Tubules, Bile, Humans, Bilirubin, Kidney Diseases, Middle Aged
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