title: [Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis complicated by urolithiasis in upper urinary tract].
abstract: Twelve cases of xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGPN) complicated by urolithiasis in upper tract were presented in this study. Fifty-four cases of XGPN, including 12 cases of this study, reported in China were clinically analysed in the article. All cases were with one suffered kidney, 57.4% of the cases had both XGPN and urolithiasis, 27.8% had the history of urinary infections, 99.0% had function-impaired kidney or renal failure. XGPN was frequently mis-diagnosed as renal cancer, renal tuberculosis and renal abscess etc. The diagnosis and treatment of XGPN are discussed.
authors: Second Hospital of Hengyang, Hunan.
authors: X C
authors: XC
authors: Wang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011705:Pyelonephritis, Xanthogranulomatous / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery