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[Management of the emphysematous pyelonephritis]
Philippe Paparel1, François Cognet, Jean-Pierre Cercueil
1Service d'Urologie-Andrologie (Pr Michel), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Hôpital du Bocage, Dijon.
Annales De Medecine Interne
|November 1, 2003
Abstract:
We report two cases of emphysematous pyelonephritis in diabetic patients. The first suffered from emphysematous pyelonephritis and emergency nephrectomy was performed. The second patient suffered from emphysematous pyelitis and was successfully treated by nephrostomy. We present a comprehensive review of the literature on emphysematous pyelonephritis and discuss the indications and the results of treatments of this rare and severe infection.