DIFFICULTIES IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND SURGICAL TREATMENT OF XANTOGRANULOMATOUS PYELONEPHRITIS

Purpose: The diagnosis of xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis is primarily histological. The mandatory studies that have to be performed are: abdominal echography, excretory urography, CT, and renal angiography. Methods: The current report covers a period of 16 years (1992-2008) and presents clinica...

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Main Authors: E. Enchev, G. Minkov, E. Dimitrov, S. Nikolov, A. Petrov, Iv. Ovcharov, Y. Yovtchev
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Trakia University 2020-06-01
Series:Trakia Journal of Sciences
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Online Access:http://tru.uni-sz.bg/tsj/Volume%2018,%202020,%20Number2,%20Series%20Biomedical%20Sciences/7_E.En4ev.pdf
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Summary:Purpose: The diagnosis of xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis is primarily histological. The mandatory studies that have to be performed are: abdominal echography, excretory urography, CT, and renal angiography. Methods: The current report covers a period of 16 years (1992-2008) and presents clinical material from 9 patients with a long history of nephrolithiasis. In the past, six of them have undergone surgical or extracorporeal lithotripsy. Results and conclusion: The performed preoperative imaging studies showed kidney tumors, and the operative treatment method used was nephrectomy. The post-operative follow-up did not detect any complications in any of these patients.
ISSN:1313-3551