title: Gas in the kidney: CT findings.
abstract: Gas in the renal parenchyma is a rare finding seen best with computed tomography (CT). It can be encountered in a wide range of clinical conditions, some of them life-threatening like emphysematous pyelonephritis, whereas in others, it may represent a postoperative or procedure outcome. The latter are not usually a clinical emergency (for example, after nephrostomy insertion or in a urinary intestinal connection). Due to the increasing use of abdominal CT examinations, radiologists, especially in emergency setting, should be aware of this rare finding and be familiar with its differential diagnosis.
authors: Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan, 52621, Israel. orith.portnoy@sheba.health.gov.il
authors: Orith
authors: O
authors: Portnoy
authors: Sara
authors: S
authors: Apter
authors: Olga
authors: O
authors: Koukoui
authors: Eliahu
authors: E
authors: Konen
authors: Marianne M
authors: MM
authors: Amitai
authors: Tamar
authors: T
authors: Sella
authors: Gabriella
authors: G
authors: Gayer
authors: Marjorie
authors: M
authors: Hertz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004635:Emergency Medicine; D005740:Gases; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011704:Pyelonephritis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D005740:Gases