Somani BK et al: Is percutaneous drainage the new gold standard in the management of emphysematous pyelonephritis? Evidence from a systematic review. J Urol. 179(5):1844-9, 2008
Falagas ME et al: Risk factors for mortality in patients with emphysematous pyelonephritis: a meta-analysis. J Urol. 178(3 Pt 1):880-5; quiz 1129, 2007
Portnoy O et al: Gas in the kidney: CT findings. Emerg Radiol. 14(2):83-7, 2007
Muttarak M et al: Clinics in diagnostic imaging (99). Left emphysematous pyelonephritis. Singapore Med J. 45(7):340-2, quiz 343, 2004
Narlawar RS et al: Imaging features and guided drainage in emphysematous pyelonephritis: a study of 11 cases. Clin Radiol. 59(2):192-7, 2004
Grayson DE et al: Emphysematous infections of the abdomen and pelvis: a pictorial review. Radiographics. 22(3):543-61, 2002
Huang JJ et al: Emphysematous pyelonephritis: clinicoradiological classification, management, prognosis, and pathogenesis. Arch Intern Med. 160(6):797-805, 2000
Wan YL et al: Acute gas-producing bacterial renal infection: correlation between imaging findings and clinical outcome. Radiology. 198(2):433-8, 1996
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Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN)
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Necrotizing, gas-forming renal infection
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Das CJ et al: Multimodality imaging of renal inflammatory lesions. World J Radiol. 6(11):865-73, 2014
Lu YC et al: Emphysematous pyelonephritis: clinical characteristics and prognostic factors. Int J Urol. 21(3):277-82, 2014
Somani BK et al: Is percutaneous drainage the new gold standard in the management of emphysematous pyelonephritis? Evidence from a systematic review. J Urol. 179(5):1844-9, 2008
Falagas ME et al: Risk factors for mortality in patients with emphysematous pyelonephritis: a meta-analysis. J Urol. 178(3 Pt 1):880-5; quiz 1129, 2007
Portnoy O et al: Gas in the kidney: CT findings. Emerg Radiol. 14(2):83-7, 2007
Muttarak M et al: Clinics in diagnostic imaging (99). Left emphysematous pyelonephritis. Singapore Med J. 45(7):340-2, quiz 343, 2004
Narlawar RS et al: Imaging features and guided drainage in emphysematous pyelonephritis: a study of 11 cases. Clin Radiol. 59(2):192-7, 2004
Grayson DE et al: Emphysematous infections of the abdomen and pelvis: a pictorial review. Radiographics. 22(3):543-61, 2002
Huang JJ et al: Emphysematous pyelonephritis: clinicoradiological classification, management, prognosis, and pathogenesis. Arch Intern Med. 160(6):797-805, 2000
Wan YL et al: Acute gas-producing bacterial renal infection: correlation between imaging findings and clinical outcome. Radiology. 198(2):433-8, 1996
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