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| Year : 2016 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 61-66 |
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Emphysematous pyelonephritis: Dilemma between radical or conservative treatment (report of 3 cases)
Hanane Ezzouine, Anass Cherkaoui, Abdellatif Benslama
University Teaching Hospital Ibn Rushd; Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Hassan II, Casablanca, Morocco
Correspondence Address:
Prof. Hanane Ezzouine
Lotissement Bagatelle, Rue 8, N°25, Polo, Casablanca
Morocco
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DOI: 10.4103/2225-6482.184918
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Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is a rare form of renal suppuration. It is associated with a high mortality in the absence of rapid and effective treatment. Nephrectomy is suggested as the reference treatment associated to medical treatment. However, medical treatment exclusive is a conservative therapeutic option which is effective and successful in some cases. Many clinical and radiological criteria must be analyzed and gathered; we describe three cases of EPN treated successfully with medical treatment alone in two cases and associated to nephrectomy in one case. |
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