A Case of Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis.
- Author:
Cheol Soon YIM
1
;
Min Eui KIM
;
Dae Soo CHANG
;
Dong Wha LEE
;
Duck Young KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Soon-Chun-Hyang College, Seoul, Korea, *Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Soon-Chun-Hyang College, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis
- MeSH:
Calculi;
Diagnosis;
Kidney;
Nephrectomy;
Pyelonephritis, Xanthogranulomatous*;
Urinary Tract Infections
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
1982;23(6):841-844
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis of the kidney usually occurs in association with urinary tract infection. obstruction and calculi. The diagnosis is made when a nephrectomy is performed for a nonfunctioning kidney or a mass indistinguishable from carcinoma. We experienced incidentally a case of xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis. so the pathologic features and clinical presentation were discussed and the literature was reviewed.
