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In this article, we describe the first, to our knowledge, reported case of severe bacteremic upper urinary tract infection with pyonephrosis-in the context of prior chronic urinary tract disease-caused by community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The patient presented
A 69-year-old female was admitted to hospital with the complaint of high-grade fever and clouding of consciousness. Physical examination and laboratory data revealed septic shock, disseminated intravascular coagulation and multiple organ failure. Ultrasonography demonstrated left hydronephrosis and
We report a rare case of splenic abscesses that were derived from left pyonephrosis. A 58-year-old woman was referred to our hospital with complaints of fever and epigastralgia. Computed tomography revealed splenic abscesses and left pyonephrosis with staghorn calculi. After admission, her condition
OBJECTIVE
To improve the treatment of pyonephrosis with upper urinary tract calculi (UTC).
METHODS
A total of 49 UTC patients with pyonephrosis were selected at our hospital during May 2004 to February 2010. Among them, 22 cases were treated with transurethral ureteroscope lithotripsy followed by
We report a rare case of ectopic ureter accompanied by a giant ureteral stone and pyonephrosis. A 19-year-old Japanese woman consulted our hospital due to low-grade fever and pain in the left flank. The patient had seeping urinary incontinence since childhood. Ultrasonography demonstrated left
A 2-year-old, neutered, crossbreed bitch was presented as an emergency with painful abdomen, fever and vomiting. The cause of the acute abdomen was a pyonephrosis of the left kidney, caused by four xanthine stones, which had blocked the ureter. After surgical removal of the heavily altered left
Emphysematous pyonephrosis is a rare, rapidly progressive infection characterized by the presence of exudative material and fermentative gases within a dilated renal collecting system. This unusual clinical entity is noted almost exclusively in diabetic patients, often in conjunction with chronic
A 33-year-old man with chronic alcoholism presented with left flank pain and a low-grade fever. He had a previous history of left renal calculi treated by extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy 3 months previously at a local hospital. Since a stone was impacted at the ureteropelvic junction resulting
BACKGROUND
Salmonella is a rare cause of urinary tract infections. We report here a unique case of pyonephrosis due to Salmonella Typhi (S. Typhi) complication, a stone-related obstructive pyelonephritis.
METHODS
A 47-year-old man, without any history of typhoid fever or gastrointestinal symptoms,
A series of 23 confirmed cases of pyonephrosis initially treated by percutaneous nephrostomy drainage were reviewed. Presentation was extremely variable, ranging from sepsis to asymptomatic bacteriuria. Fever, flank pain and leukocytosis were often absent. Ultrasonography was diagnostic in only 3 of
Sonography and percutaneous nephrostomy (PNS) were performed on 16 patients with pyonephrosis and the following results were obtained. Sonography revealed a dilated collecting system in all cases within which, however, neither debris nor gas was observed in any case, the pelvocaliceal system
A 69-year-old woman visited our hospital with a chief complaint of fever. Five years ago, she was diagnosed as ascending colon cancer and received right hemi-colectomy. One year later, local recurrence with right hydronephrosis was detected, and she received chemotherapy -4 cycles of modified
Purpose: To investigate the safety and efficacy of Minimally Invasive Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (MPCNL) combined with Vacuum-assisted Access Sheath in the treatment of obstructive calculous pyonephrosis.