title: Observations on xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis.
abstract: Four cases of xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis, treated at the Department of Urology of the Military Medical Academy, are described. Focal lesions of the kidney were found in all of them. A precise pre- and intraoperative diagnosis is impossible or doubtful because the clinical symptoms and macroscopic appearance of the involved kidney suggest the presence of a tumour. Treatment consists mainly in nephrectomy.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D052177:Kidney Diseases, Cystic / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy; D009395:Nephritis, Interstitial / Q000150:complications; D011705:Pyelonephritis, Xanthogranulomatous / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000150:complications