Korean J Urol.
1983 Apr;24(2):323-325.
A Case of Emphysematous Pyelonephritis
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejon, Korea.
Abstract
- Emphysematous pyelonephritis is a rare complication of urinary tract infection and can occur in patients with diabetes mellitus or urinary obstruction. We recently treated a 52-year-old male patient with E. coli urinary tract infection and septicemia whose abdominal roentgenogram demonstrated a striking right pneumonephrogram as well as perirenal gas. Right nephrectomy was carried out to survive septic crisis. Timely surgical intervention after unsuccessful antibiotics and conventional medical measurement is life saving.
