Abstract
A case of familial central diabetes insipidus and dilatation of the urinary tract is reported. Administration of desmopressin for 1 year improved urinary tract dilatation with a concomitant reduction in urine volume. Urinary cyclic adenosine monophosphate and prostaglandin E2 excretion increased after treatment.
MeSH terms
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6-Ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha / urine
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Adult
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Cyclic AMP / urine
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Deamino Arginine Vasopressin / therapeutic use*
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Diabetes Insipidus / drug therapy*
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Diabetes Insipidus / genetics*
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Diabetes Insipidus / urine
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Dinoprost / urine
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Dinoprostone / urine
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Humans
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Hydronephrosis / etiology*
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Male
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Thromboxane B2 / urine
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Urine
Substances
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Thromboxane B2
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6-Ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha
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Dinoprost
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Cyclic AMP
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Deamino Arginine Vasopressin
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Dinoprostone