Successful non-surgical management of bilateral emphysematous pyelonephritis despite adverse prognostic factors; report of a case and review of the literature
Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is a rare and ominous necrotizing kidney infection mainly involving diabetic patients. While prompt medical therapy with antibiotic and percutaneous catheter drainage is mainstay of management, nephrectomy should remain for unresponsiveness situations with poor pro...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Society of Diabetic Nephropathy Prevention
2020-07-01
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| Series: | Journal of Nephropathology |
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| Online Access: | https://nephropathol.com/PDF/jnp-9-e29.pdf |