Conservative management of emphysematous pyelonephritis in a horseshoe kidney
Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is an acute infection of the kidney, characterized by the presence of gas in the renal parenchyma and collecting system. Conservative management is rarely effective to treat this severe infection and the accepted treatment consists of early nephrectomy. Herein, we...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2014-06-01
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| Series: | African Journal of Urology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110570414000149 |