title: [Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis. Apropos of 42 cases].
abstract: The authors report their experience of forty-two cases of xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis. They point out the various difficulties of preoperative identification of such diseases by the imaging modalities. They also discuss the main pathogenic hypotheses proposed in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Urologie, CHU SFAX, Tunisie.
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Mhiri
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sellami
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Njeh
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rebai
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Smida
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy; D011705:Pyelonephritis, Xanthogranulomatous / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: La pyélonéphrite xanthogranulomateuse. A propos de quarante-deux cas.