A case of xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis presenting with the flank subcutaneous mass

A 51-year-old female exhibited fever, left flank pain and left flank mass in March, 1993. Drip infusion pyelography (DIP) revealed a non-functioning left kidney with shadows of calculi, and abdominal computerized tomography (CT) showed renal calculi and multilocular cystic lesions in the left kidney...

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Veröffentlicht in:Hinyokika kiyo. Acta urologica Japonica. - 1962. - 46(2000), 5 vom: 01. Mai, Seite 331-3
1. Verfasser: Masuda, H (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Nobuhisa, S, Ueda, H, Katsuoka, Y, Okano, H
Format: Aufsatz
Sprache:Japanese
Veröffentlicht: 2000
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Hinyokika kiyo. Acta urologica Japonica
Schlagworte:Case Reports English Abstract Journal Article
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Zusammenfassung:A 51-year-old female exhibited fever, left flank pain and left flank mass in March, 1993. Drip infusion pyelography (DIP) revealed a non-functioning left kidney with shadows of calculi, and abdominal computerized tomography (CT) showed renal calculi and multilocular cystic lesions in the left kidney extending through the perinephric space into the mass on the left flank. Percutaneous nephrostomy and percutaneous drainage were performed, followed by left nephrectomy. Histopathological findings revealed xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis. There have been a few case reports of xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis forming nephrocutaneous fistula in the back
Beschreibung:Date Completed 08.08.2000
Date Revised 15.11.2006
published: Print
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:0018-1994