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Document Details : Title: Extensive emphysematous pyelonephritis Author(s): SELVAIS PL, MAQUET JH, MASHAYEKHI S, HERMANS MP Journal: Acta Clinica Belgica Volume: 62 Issue: 4 Date: 2007 Pages: 240-241 DOI: 10.2143/ACB.62.4.1002643 Abstract : We report an unusually severe case of emphysematous pyelonephritis with very extensive kidney necrosis that led to unilateral nephrectomy. We discuss the diagnosis and treatment options in this very rare complication of pyelonephritis almost exclusively encoutered in diabetic patients. |
