Emphysematous pyelonephritis recovered by ureteral stenting in a functionally solitary kidney.
A 62-year-old male diabetic presented with emphysematous pyelonephritis and contralateral atrophic kidney. He failed to improve with a supportive management, and we placed a double-J stent instead of performing percutaneous nephrostomy or nephrectomy with marked improvement. We report a case of emphysematous pyelonephritis recovered by ureteral stenting.
Ku
Ja Hyeon
JH
Department of Urology, Military Manpower Administration, Taejon, Korea. randyku@korea.com
Kim
Min Eui
ME
Lee
Nam Kyu
NK
Park
Young Ho
YH
D004646:Emphysema / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011704:Pyelonephritis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D015607:Stents; D014513:Ureter