Emphysematous pyelonephritis is an uncommon serious infection of kidney with parenchymal necrosis and spontaneous gas formation which generally occurs in patient with diabetes mellitus or urinary tract obstruction. We experienced a case of emphysematous pyelonephritis which occurred in 45 year-old diabetic woman and treated by surgical intervention.
Diabetes Mellitus ; Female ; Humans ; Kidney ; Middle Aged ; Necrosis ; Pyelonephritis* ; Urinary Tract

Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis is an atypical form of severe chronic renal parenchymal infection and usually occurs in associated with urinary tract infection, obstruction and/or calculi. Herein we report a case of xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis in a 26 years old male, which was cured completely by partial nephrectomy.
Adult ; Calculi ; Humans ; Male ; Nephrectomy ; Pyelonephritis, Xanthogranulomatous* ; Urinary Tract Infections

Renal leiomyoma is an uncommon neoplasm. In 1947, Zuckerman and associates reported the first case of leiomyoma in a newborn infant. Herein, a case of renal leiomyoma is reported in a 23 years old woman, with a brief review of literature.
Female ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Kidney* ; Leiomyoma* ; Young Adult