Unilateral pyonephrosis with septic thrombosis of the renal vein and vena cava.
A case of unilateral abscess-forming pyonephrosis with thrombosis of the renal vein and of the adjacent wall of the vena cava will be presented. This septic thrombosis as a consequence of an antecedent septicemia appears to be a late complication of pyonephrosis. In the differential diagnosis renal carcinoma could not be excluded whether pre- nor intraoperatively.
D006801:Humans; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011704:Pyelonephritis / Q000150:complications*; D012082:Renal Veins; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014684:Venae Cavae