A Giant Case of Pyonephrosis Resulting from Nephrolithiasis

Pyonephrosis is an uncommon disease that is associated with suppurative destruction of the renal parenchyma in adults. Upper urinary tract infection and obstruction play a role in its etiology. Immunosuppression from medications (steroids), diseases (diabetes mellitus, AIDS), and anatomic variations...

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Main Authors: Ali Erol, Soner Çoban, Ali Tekin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Urology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/161640

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