title: [Value of ultrasonography in the diagnosis of renal abscesses. Results in 13 cases (author's transl)].
abstract: The results of ultrasonography recordings in 13 patients with renal abscesses are described: the image of the abscess is that of a cavity, of mixed structural composition, located inside the renal parenchyma. Ultrasonography has great diagnostic value, can be used to guide the aspiration needle and therapeutic procedures, and permits effective follow-up of the course of the disease. Chronic abscesses develop thick borders which give an ultrasonographic appearance similar to that of a necrotic cancer. In the perinephric phlegmon the cavity compresses the capsule. The pyonephrotic kidney is large and heterogenous in appearance. The clinical picture and the results of guided needle puncture are the essential features for diagnosis.
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009393:Nephritis / Q000175:diagnosis; D010501:Perinephritis / Q000175:diagnosis; D011677:Punctures; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Apport de l'échographie dans le diagnostic des abcès du rein. A propos de treize observations.