Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis in pelvic ectopic kidney.
Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis occurred in a pelvic ectopic kidney in a 70-year-old man. Pre-operative diagnosis was possible due to the typical appearance at CT scan of central lithiasis and multiple rounded areas of low density with enhancing rims (bear paw sign).
Selli
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Department of Urology, University of Florence, Italy.
Dami
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Barbagli
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Rizzo
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D000368:Aged; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D011705:Pyelonephritis, Xanthogranulomatous / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology