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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BJU International, 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 +2 more
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Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis of a Lower Pole Moiety in a Duplicated Collecting System Kidney [PDF]
Case Reports in Urology, 2015 Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP) is a destructive inflammatory process which is frequently caused by recurrent urinary tract infections or chronic obstruction by kidney stones.
Jean Paul Wuilleumier +3 more
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Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis and renal tubulopapillary adenomas: A rare coexistence [PDF]
Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 2016 Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis is an uncommon inflammatory condition accounting for 1% of chronic pyelonephritis cases. Clinically and radiologically it mimics other renal space occupying lesions. Hence, correct preoperative diagnosis is not possible
Deval Parekh +3 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 child – a case report [PDF]
Pediatria i Medycyna Rodzinna, 2018 Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis is a chronic inflammatory condition that involves the kidney and occurs mainly in middle-aged women, but rarely in children. Its aetiology has not been elucidated completely.
Katarzyna Królikowska +4 more
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Emphysematous and xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis: rare diagnosis [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2010 Pyelonephritis is a pyogenic infection of renal parenchyma that involves the renal pelvis. It is generally of easy diagnosis. The present case report aims to describe two different manifestations of this infection: xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis and ...
Lya Duarte Ramos +4 more
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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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Paediatric xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis with reno-psoas fistula, psoas abscess and migration of renal calculi [PDF]
Urology Case Reports, 2023 Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP) is a rare form of chronic pyelonephritis characterized by granulomatous tissue replacing renal parenchyma, primarily in adults. It's often linked to chronic obstruction, urolithiasis, and pyelonephritis, with rare
William Harrison +3 more
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Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis presenting as giant hydronephrosis in young women: a very rare case report [PDF]
African Journal of UrologyBackground Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP) is common in middle-age female, involved kidney usually is hydronephrotic, non-functioning and associated with stones but giant hydronephrotic presentation is a very rare.
Babasaheb Dhakne, Venkat Arjunrao Gite
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