title: [Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis].
abstract: A four years-old boy with Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis was surgically treated at the Pediatric Surgery Unit of the Santa Casa de Misericórdia of Maceió. Comments are made upon pathology, pre-operative diagnostic difficulties, differential diagnosis, and the rare occurrence in children.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Cirurgia Pediátrica da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Maceió-AL.
authors.forename: V N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Henrique Filho
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Walter Filho
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Leal
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Tenório