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- Title
Tailored Treatment Approach for Emphysematous Pyelonephritis.
- Authors
Kuzgunbay, Baris; Turunc, Tahsin; Tokmak, Naime; Turunc, Tuba; Dirim, Ayhan; Aygun, Cem; Ozkardes, Hakan
- Abstract
Objective: We evaluated the clinical presentation, diagnosis and management of patients presenting with emphysematous pyelonephritis (EP). Patients and Methods: The clinical data of 24 EP patients diagnosed between 2000 and 2009 were retrospectively reviewed. The management strategies were discussed according to the severity of condition at presentation. Results: The mean age of the patients was 61.8 years. Diabetes mellitus was detected in 21 (87.5%) of them. Escherichia coli was the predominant pathogen. There were 6 patients (25%) who recovered with antibiotic treatment only (mild). Percutaneous drainage in addition to antimicrobial chemotherapy was necessary in 13 cases (54%) (moderate). The remaining 5 patients (21%) were treated by nephrectomy (severe). Conclusions: EP is a serious infection that can display a fatal progression despite ablative treatment but there are also some cases with mild or moderate severity that can be successfully treated without nephrectomy. Copyright © 2011 S. Karger AG, Basel
- Subjects
PYELONEPHRITIS treatment; RETROSPECTIVE studies; DIABETES; ESCHERICHIA coli; ANTIBIOTICS; KIDNEY disease diagnosis; KIDNEY surgery
- Publication
Urologia Internationalis, 2011, Vol 86, Issue 4, p444
- ISSN
0042-1138
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1159/000323604