Tomographic aspects of xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis and related complications

Sao Paulo Medical Journal

Giuseppe D'ippolito¹  Denise Tokechi¹  David Carlos Shigueoka¹  Sergio Ajzen¹ 

[1] ,Federal University of São Paulo Paulist School of Medicine Department of Imagery DiagnosisSão Paulo,Brazil

关键词: Pyelonephritis;    Computed Tomography;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1516-31801996000100006

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The authors present their experience involving seven patients with histopathologic diagnosis of xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis who were submitted to preoperative computed tomography (CT). The results are the following: a) stones (86 percent of the cases), b) increase in renal volume, c) hydronephrosis, d) density measurements (from 14 to 29 HU), e) enhancement found in all cases, f) extrarenal involvement (all cases). CT has shown to be a reliable method in characterizing xanthogranulomatous xyelonephritis and extrarenal involvement.

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