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Predictors of failure of conservative treatment among patients with emphysematous pyelonephritis

BACKGROUND: Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is a severe necrotizing infection of the renal parenchyma and perirenal tissues that is caused by gas-producing bacterial pathogens. Percutaneous drainage is now the gold standard of definitive management. The aim of this study is to analyze the predict...

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Autores principales: Lu, Yu-Chuan, Chiang, Bing-Juin, Pong, Yuan-Hung, Huang, Kuo-How, Hsueh, Po-Ren, Huang, Chao-Yuan, Pu, Yeong-Shiau
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4124134/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25074590
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-14-418