Emphysematous pyelonephritis: Outcome with conservative management

RA Bhat; I Khan; I Khan; N Palla; T Mir

doi:10.4103/0971-4065.120343

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Year : 2013 | Volume : 23 | Issue : 6 | Page : 444-447

Emphysematous pyelonephritis: Outcome with conservative management

RA Bhat¹, I Khan¹, I Khan², N Palla³, T Mir¹
¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Kashmir, India
² Department of Pathology, Government Medical College, Jammu, India
³ Department of Endocrinology, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Kashmir, India

Correspondence Address:
R A Bhat
Flat F-18, Married Hostel, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar, Kashmir
India

Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None

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DOI: 10.4103/0971-4065.120343

Emphysematous pyelonephritis is a life-threatening condition characterized by necrotising gas forming infection of the renal parenchyma. We describe eight patients seen over a period of 2 years, 62.5% males and 37.5% females with age range between 21 and 65 years. About 75% patients had diabetes mellitus. Six patients were managed conservatively. One patient required nephrectomy with percutaneous drainage and one patient died without surgical intervention.

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