Successful Medical Treatment of Emphysematous Pyelonephritis in a Renal Allograft Recipient

Emphysematous pyelonephritis in renal allograft recipients is a rare but serious complication. The management of this entity is a subject of controversy in live related donor programs where the absence of a second donor is a key factor influencing surgical removal of the graft. We present a case of...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Renal failure 2007-01, Vol.29 (6), p.755-758
Hauptverfasser:	Baliga, K.V., Narula, A.S., Sharma, A., Khanduja, R., Manrai, M., Debnath, J., Sandhu, A.S.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Biological and medical sciences Emphysema - complications Emphysema - diagnostic imaging Emphysema - therapy Escherichia coli Infections - therapy Female Humans Interstitial nephritis Kidney - diagnostic imaging Kidney Transplantation Medical sciences Middle Aged Nephrology. Urinary tract diseases Nephropathies. Renovascular diseases. Renal failure Pyelonephritis - complications Pyelonephritis - diagnostic imaging Pyelonephritis - therapy Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Zusammenfassung:	Emphysematous pyelonephritis in renal allograft recipients is a rare but serious complication. The management of this entity is a subject of controversy in live related donor programs where the absence of a second donor is a key factor influencing surgical removal of the graft. We present a case of emphysematous pyelonephritis in a renal allograft recipient managed successfully with medical therapy alone.
ISSN:	0886-022X 1525-6049
DOI:	10.1080/08860220701460434