title: Renal abscesses: classification and review of 40 cases.
abstract: Renal abscesses are misdiagnosed often and, consequently, mistreated or treated too late. Forty cases of renal abscesses divided into anatomic categories--perinephric, renal cortical, and corticomedullary--are reviewed. Various conditions seem to predispose to renal abscesses: urinary tract infections, vesicoureteral reflux, calculi, or other medical problems. This retrospective study discloses that a high correlation exists between organisms found in the patients' urine cultures and those organisms cultured from all 3 categories of abscesses. Accurate and complete urine bacteriologic study is therefore an essential tool for diagnosis.
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001437:Bacteriuria / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000150:complications; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000150:complications; D014718:Vesico-Ureteral Reflux / Q000150:complications