Obstructive Pyelonephritis in a Diabetic … Think Sloughed Papilla

Obstructive Pyelonephritis in a Diabetic … Think Sloughed Papilla

This case describes a patient presenting with AKI, loin pain, pyrexia and unilateral hydronephrosis secondary to obstructing sloughed papilla. It demonstrates the importance of considering alternative causes of radiolucent obstructive uropathy in patients with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus esp...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Endoluminal Endourology 2018-04, Vol.1 (1), p.e33-e36
Hauptverfasser: Mason, Sarah, Good, Daniel W., Al-Jaafari, Feras
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:This case describes a patient presenting with AKI, loin pain, pyrexia and unilateral hydronephrosis secondary to obstructing sloughed papilla. It demonstrates the importance of considering alternative causes of radiolucent obstructive uropathy in patients with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus especially where there are risk factors for renal papillary necrosis.
ISSN:2561-9187
2561-9187
DOI:10.22374/jeleu.v1i1.11