Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis in children.
We report on a child with xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis--an uncommon entity in children. A review of the literature revealed that in only 18 per cent was the diagnosis made correctly preoperatively. In children the disease is of a focal nature rather than a diffuse one, suggesting that possibly radical surgery would be less necessary for adequate treatment.
Mydlo
J
J
Division of Pediatric Urology, Hospital of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York.
Reda
E
E
Gill
B
B
Kogan
S
S
Levitt
S
S
D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D011705:Pyelonephritis, Xanthogranulomatous / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery