Renal Papillary Necrosis: Role of Radiology

Renal Papillary Necrosis (RPN) is idefined as Ischemic necrobiosis of the papilla in the medulla of the kidneys. Variety of etiological factors are recognized which cause papillary necrosis, such as analgesic nephropathy, diabetes mellitus, urinary obstruction and sickle cell haemoglobinopathy. Th...

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Main Authors: Harsh C. Sutariya, Vaidehi K. Pandya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/7091/15092_CE[Ra1]_F(AK)_PF1(Vi_Om)_PFA(AK)_PF2(PAG).pdf