Urinothorax Caused by Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis [PDF]
Case Reports in Pulmonology, 2018 Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis is a rare form of chronic pyelonephritis that generally afflicts middle-aged women with a history of recurrent urinary tract infections.
Waiel Abusnina +5 more
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Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis: presentation and management [PDF]
Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences, 2019 Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP) is characterized by the presence of lipidladen foamy macrophages with both acute and chronic phase inflammatory cells.
Răzvan C. Petca +8 more
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Tomographic aspects of xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis and related complications [PDF]
São Paulo Medical Journal, 1996 The authors present their experience involving seven patients with histopathologic diagnosis of xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis who were submitted to preoperative computed tomography (CT).
Giuseppe D'Ippolito +3 more
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Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis: A Case Report and Literature Review. [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP) is a rare form of chronic pyelonephritis, often associated with renal calculus and infection Escherichia coli and Proteus mirabilis are the most frequent organisms isolated in individuals with the disease. Its incidence is 1.4 cases per 100,000 population each year.
Mbwambo OJ +5 more
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Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis Presenting as Significant Hydronephrosis in an Adult Male Who Was Managed with Robotic-Assisted Radical Nephrectomy: A Case Report and Current Literature Review. [PDF]
Case Rep UrolXanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP) is an infection of the kidney that often results from a chronic obstruction, such as a kidney stone. We present a patient with a massively enlarged left renal pelvis with minimal renal parenchyma presenting as an end stage ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO). The patient was afebrile during his time in the
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Focal Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis with Pulmonary Lesions on the Background of Type Two Diabetes Mellitus [PDF]
Case Reports in Radiology, 2018 Focal Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis is a rare chronic inflammatory condition of kidneys which usually is associated with postrenal obstruction or renal stone leading to chronic bacterial infection and eventually chronic glomerular inflammation ...
Ahmad Enshaei +4 more
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To Kill the Calyces: A Rare Case of Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis Complicated by Emphysematous Pyelonephritis. [PDF]
Case Rep RadiolXanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XPN) is a rare chronic renal infection associated with obstructive nephrolithiasis and recurrent urinary tract infections. Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is an even rarer necrotizing infection characterized by intrarenal gas, most commonly seen in patients with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus.
Simons B, Geril A, Hedayati A.
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Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis in a Transplant Kidney Leading to Severe Allograft Dysfunction. [PDF]
Case Rep TransplantXanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XPN) is a rare and unusual form of pyelonephritis that infrequently occurs in renal allografts. Clinical presentation ranges from asymptomatic to fever, pyuria, and graft dysfunction. We present a case of a young African American male who presented with a marked elevation in serum creatinine from a baseline of 1.8–1 ...
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Concurrent Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis and Upper Urinary Tract Transitional Cell Carcinoma. [PDF]
Case Rep Urol, 2023 A 37‐year‐old male with a history of chronic nephrolithiasis presented to the ED with gross hematuria, clot retention, and right flank pain. The patient had radiological findings of perinephric stranding, marked hydronephrosis, and marked thinning of the right renal parenchyma on computed tomography (CT), all suggestive of xanthogranulomatous ...
Guglin A +5 more
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BJU International, Volume 131, Issue 4, Page 395-407, April 2023., 2023 Objectives To systematically review the current demographics, treatment and mortality rate associated with xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP) and to test the hypothesis that the weighted pooled peri‐operative mortality rate will be <10%. Methods Searches were performed of the Cochrane, Embase and Medline databases and the grey literature for ...
Frances Harley +5 more
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