[Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis].
Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis is a rare disease probably caused by long-standing obstruction and secondary infection. We report a case in a 47-year-old woman with no previous history of renal stones. Preoperative diagnostic workout included ultrasonography, CT scan, and drainage. Nephrectomy was performed, and the patient's postoperative recovery was uneventful. The difficulties of correct preoperative diagnosis are discussed.
Nielsen
Claus Buhl
CB
Kirurgisk afdeling D, urologisk sektion og røntgen/ultralydafdelingen, Amtssygehuset i Glostrup.
Skovgaard
Niels
N
Mortensen
Svend O
SO
Brasso
Klaus
K
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy; D011705:Pyelonephritis, Xanthogranulomatous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed