Title: Gas in the kidney: CT findings.
Authors: Orith Portnoy; Sara Apter; Olga Koukoui; Eliahu Konen; Marianne Amitai; Tamar Sella; Gabriella Gayer; Marjorie Hertz
Abstract: Abstract Gas in the renal parenchyma is a rare finding seen best with computed tomography (CT). It can be encountered in a wide range of clinical conditions, some of them life-threatening like emphysematous pyelonephritis, whereas in others, it may represent a postoperative or procedure outcome. The latter are not usually a clinical emergency (for example, after nephrostomy insertion or in a urinary intestinal connection). Due to the increasing use of abdominal CT examinations, radiologists, especially in emergency setting, should be aware of this rare finding and be familiar with its differential diagnosis.
Subjects: TOMOGRAPHY; KIDNEY diseases; MEDICAL radiography; DIAGNOSTIC imaging
Publication: Emergency Radiology, 2007, Vol 14, Issue 2, p83
ISSN: 1070-3004
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.1007/s10140-007-0599-8

Gas in the kidney: CT findings.

Orith Portnoy; Sara Apter; Olga Koukoui; Eliahu Konen; Marianne Amitai; Tamar Sella; Gabriella Gayer; Marjorie Hertz