Report on the diagnosis and treatment of 3 cases of emphysematous pyelonephritis with two different outcomes

BackgroundEmphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is a rare acute severe necrotising infection of the kidneys in clinical practice. It is characterized by the presence of gas in the renal parenchyma, collecting system, or perirenal tissue. The prognosis is poor, with a high nephrectomy rate and a mortali...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Medicine
Main Authors:	Minna Zhang, Hongxing Luo, Su Tan, Tao Fei, Zhimin Tang, Qiang Li, Haixing Lin
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-06-01
Subjects:	emphysematous pyelonephritis urinary system infection microbiological culture nephrectomy case series
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2024.1410014/full