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Severe emphysematous pyelonephritis: conservative management plus image-guided percutaneous drainage prior to successful elective nephrectomy. A case report and review of the literature
Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is a severe necrotizing infection of the kidney, characterized by gas within the renal parenchyma. It is strongly associated with diabetes mellitus and ureteric obstruction. We describe the case of a young female with severe EPN and gas extending diffusely througho...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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The British Institute of Radiology
2015
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6159160/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30363171 http://dx.doi.org/10.1259/bjrcr.20140004 |