title: Air in the kidney: between emphysematous pyelitis and pyelonephritis.
abstract: Presence of air in the kidney can be problematic as the location of the air in different parts of the kidney greatly affects the subsequent management and outcome of the patient. We present here a case of a patient who had emphysematous pyelitis, in which CT scan was able to display presence of air only in the collecting system, thus differentiating this condition from the more fulminant emphysematous pyelonephritis. This leads to a more favourable prognosis and outcome to the patient.
authors: Department of Biomedical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur.
authors: Ch
authors: Ch
authors: Kua
authors: Yf
authors: Y
authors: Abdul Aziz
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