title: Emphysematous pyelonephritis recovered by ureteral stenting in a functionally solitary kidney.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Military Manpower Administration, Taejon, Korea. randyku@korea.com
authors.forename: Ja Hyeon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Ku
authors.forename: Min Eui
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Nam Kyu
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Young Ho
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: 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