Emphysematous pyelonephritis, a rare cause of pneumoperitoneum: a case report and review of literature

INTRODUCTION: Emphysematous pyelonephritis is a gas-producing necrotizing bacterial infection that involves the renal parenchyma and perirenal tissue. CASE PRESENTATION: We report on a case of a 55 year old Caucasian male with no prior medical history presented with left flank pain and malaise. He w...

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Autores principales: Strofilas, Alexandros, Manouras, Andreas, Lagoudianakis, Emmanuel E, Kotzadimitriou, Aikaterini, Pappas, Apostolos, Chrysikos, Ioannis, Menenakos, Evangelos
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2531093/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18702807
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-1626-1-91

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2531093/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18702807
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-1626-1-91

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